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SLEEP(1)		     General Commands Manual			SLEEP(1)

NAME
     sleep - suspend execution for an interval

SYNOPSIS
     sleep time

DESCRIPTION
     Sleep suspends execution for time seconds.

EXAMPLES
     Execute a command 100 seconds hence.

	    {sleep 100; command}&

     Repeat a command every 30 seconds.

	    while (){
		 command
		 sleep 30
	    }

SOURCE
     /src/cmd/sleep.c

SEE ALSO
     sleep((3))

									SLEEP(1)

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