SLEEP(1) User Commands SLEEP(1)
NAME
sleep(1,3) - delay for a specified amount of time(1,2,n)
SYNOPSIS
sleep(1,3) NUMBER[SUFFIX]...
sleep(1,3) 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 implemen-
tations that require NUMBER be an integer, here NUMBER may be an arbi-
trary floating point number.
--help display this help and exit(3,n,1 builtins)
--version
output version(1,3,5) information and exit(3,n,1 builtins)
AUTHOR
Written by Jim Meyering and Paul Eggert.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for sleep(1,3) is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If
the info(1,5,n) and sleep(1,3) programs are properly installed at your site, the
command
info(1,5,n) coreutils sleep(1,3)
should give you access(2,5) to the complete manual.
sleep(1,3) 5.2.1 March 2004 SLEEP(1)