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' $Header: /a/newcmds/sleep/RCS/sleep.man,v 1.1 88/12/22 11:53:55 ouster Exp $ SPRITE (Berkeley)
.so \*(]ltmac.sprite
.HS SLEEP cmds
.BS
.SH NAME
sleep \- Suspend execution for a given time period
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBsleep \fIseconds\fR
.BE
.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
This process simply suspends itself for \fIseconds\fR seconds, then
exits. It is convenient in situations where a particular command
should be executed after a given time period: run \fBsleep\fR first,
then the desired command.
.SH KEYWORDS
delay, sleep