sleep

 

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 SLEEP(1)                       FSF                       SLEEP(1)
 
 
 
NAME
        sleep - delay for a specified amount of time
 
SYNOPSIS
        sleep NUMBER[SUFFIX]...
        sleep OPTION
 
DESCRIPTION
        Pause  for  NUMBER seconds.  SUFFIX may be `s' for seconds
        (the default), `m' for minutes, `h' for hours or  `d'  for
        days.   Unlike most implementations that require NUMBER be
        an integer, here NUMBER may be an arbitrary floating point
        number.
 
        --help display this help and exit
 
        --version
               output version information and exit
 
AUTHOR
        Written by Jim Meyering and Paul Eggert.
 
 REPORTING BUGS
        Report bugs to <bug-sh-utils@gnu.org>.
 
 COPYRIGHT
        Copyright © 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
        This  is  free software; see the source for copying condi­
        tions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
        or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
SEE ALSO
        The  full  documentation for sleep is maintained as a Tex­
        info manual.  If the info and sleep programs are  properly
        installed at your site, the command
 
               info sleep
 
        should give you access to the complete manual.
 
 
 
 GNU sh-utils 2.0.11         July 2001                    SLEEP(1)

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