| .TH SLEEP 1 | |
| .SH NAME | |
| sleep \- suspend execution for an interval | |
| .SH SYNOPSIS | |
| .B sleep | |
| .I time | |
| .SH DESCRIPTION | |
| .I Sleep | |
| suspends execution for | |
| .I time | |
| seconds. | |
| .SH EXAMPLES | |
| Execute a command | |
| 100 seconds hence. | |
| .IP | |
| .EX | |
| {sleep 100; command}& | |
| .EE | |
| .PP | |
| Repeat a command every 30 seconds. | |
| .IP | |
| .EX | |
| while (){ | |
| command | |
| sleep 30 | |
| } | |
| .EE | |
| .SH SOURCE | |
| .B /usr/local/plan9/src/cmd/sleep.c | |
| .SH "SEE ALSO" | |
| .IR sleep (3) |