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sleep - Unix, Linux Command
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NAME
sleep - delay for a specified amount of timeSYNOPSIS
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 | display this help and exit |
--version | |
output version information and exit |
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
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info sleep |
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