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  1. .\" utils-std: Collection of commonly available Unix tools
  2. .\" Copyright 2017 Haelwenn (lanodan) Monnier <contact+utils@hacktivis.me>
  3. .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
  4. .Dd 2022-11-19
  5. .Dt SLEEP 1
  6. .Os
  7. .Sh NAME
  8. .Nm sleep
  9. .Nd delay for a specified amount of time
  10. .Sh SYNOPSIS
  11. .Nm
  12. .Ar duration...
  13. .Sh DESCRIPTION
  14. The
  15. .Nm
  16. utily shell suspends execution for the total of each
  17. .Ar duration
  18. argument.
  19. .Pp
  20. .Ar duration
  21. is a non-negative decimal number including floats, optionally followed by a suffix: s for seconds (default), m for minutes, h for hours.
  22. Longer durations are taken as out of scope.
  23. .Sh EXIT STATUS
  24. .Ex -std
  25. .Sh SEE ALSO
  26. .Xr at 1 ,
  27. .Xr crontab 1 ,
  28. .Xr nanosleep 3
  29. .Sh STANDARDS
  30. .Nm
  31. should be compliant with the
  32. IEEE Std 1003.1-2024 (“POSIX.1”)
  33. specification.
  34. .Sh AUTHORS
  35. .An Haelwenn (lanodan) Monnier Aq Mt contact+utils@hacktivis.me