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Here's one of the less known man pages.....

SLEEP(6)         Real Life Programmer's Manual          SLEEP(6)

        sleep -- delay a process for a period

SYNOPSIS

        sleep [-r] [-d delta] [-t theta] [[-T token] [-D duration] process]

DESCRIPTION

        sleep(6) puts the named process (or self) into delayed
        execution mode, usually to provide enough CPU cycles for
        background maintainance functions. If another process is
        specified, and privileges are sufficient (or a security
        token such as anesthetic or a blunt object is available)
        it's possible to specify a duration for the sleep call.
        When applied to self(6), sleep continues until an external
        event occurs or maintainance is complete.

OPTIONS
        -r      REM sleep
                Rapid maintainance is possible in REM mode, but
                it's generally not possible to sustain this level
                of sleep for very long. It generally doesn't occur
                when an external process is specified.

        -d delta
        -t theta
                Specify intensity of named brainwaves.

        -D delay
                Duration of sleep. Specified in units of force or
                mass for historical reasons.

        -T token
                Specify authority token to use in case of duplicates.

EXAMPLES

        sleep -D 32kgm/s/s -T anvil wile_e_coyote

BUGS

        Attempting to sleep an external process with insufficient
        privileges can lead to an unintended sleep on self.

SEE ALSO

        self(6) anvil(1) cloroform(1) bed(4) work(8) life(6)





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