SLEEP(1)            UNIX Programmer's Manual             SLEEP(1)

NAME
     sleep - suspend execution for an interval

SYNOPSIS
     sleep time

DESCRIPTION
     _S_l_e_e_p suspends execution for _t_i_m_e seconds.  It is used to
     execute a command after a certain amount of time as in:

          (sleep 105; command)&

     or to execute a command every so often, as in:

          while true
          do
               command
               sleep 37
          done

SEE ALSO
     alarm(2), sleep(3)

BUGS
     _T_i_m_e must be less than 65536 seconds.

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