sleep - Unix, Linux Command
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.
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--help
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display this help and exit
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--version
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output version information and exit
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AUTHOR
Written by Jim Meyering and Paul Eggert.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <
bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
the GNU General Public License <
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
sleep is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
info and
sleep programs are properly installed at your site, the command
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info sleep |
should give you access to the complete manual.
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