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<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Man page of SLEEP</TITLE>
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<H1>SLEEP</H1>
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Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)<BR>Updated: 2017-09-15<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html">Return to Main Contents</A><HR>
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<A NAME="lbAB"> </A>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
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sleep - sleep for a specified number of seconds
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<A NAME="lbAC"> </A>
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
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<PRE>
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<B>#include <<A HREF="file:///usr/include/unistd.h">unistd.h</A>></B>
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<B>unsigned int sleep(unsigned int </B><I>seconds</I><B>);</B>
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</PRE>
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<A NAME="lbAD"> </A>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
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<B>sleep</B>()
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causes the calling thread to sleep either until
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the number of real-time seconds specified in
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<I>seconds</I>
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have elapsed or until a signal arrives which is not ignored.
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<A NAME="lbAE"> </A>
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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2>
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Zero if the requested time has elapsed,
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or the number of seconds left to sleep,
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if the call was interrupted by a signal handler.
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<A NAME="lbAF"> </A>
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<H2>ATTRIBUTES</H2>
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For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?7+attributes">attributes</A></B>(7).
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<TABLE BORDER>
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<TR VALIGN=top><TD><B>Interface</B></TD><TD><B>Attribute</B></TD><TD><B>Value</B><BR></TD></TR>
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<TR VALIGN=top><TD>
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<B>sleep</B>()
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</TD><TD>Thread safety</TD><TD>MT-Unsafe sig:SIGCHLD/linux<BR></TD></TR>
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</TABLE>
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<P>
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<A NAME="lbAG"> </A>
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<H2>CONFORMING TO</H2>
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POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
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<A NAME="lbAH"> </A>
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<H2>NOTES</H2>
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On Linux,
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<B>sleep</B>()
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is implemented via
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+nanosleep">nanosleep</A></B>(2).
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See the
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+nanosleep">nanosleep</A></B>(2)
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man page for a discussion of the clock used.
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<H3>Portability notes</H3>
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On some systems,
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<B>sleep</B>()
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may be implemented using
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+alarm">alarm</A></B>(2)
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and
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<B>SIGALRM</B>
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(POSIX.1 permits this);
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mixing calls to
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+alarm">alarm</A></B>(2)
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and
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<B>sleep</B>()
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is a bad idea.
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<P>
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Using
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+longjmp">longjmp</A></B>(3)
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from a signal handler or modifying the handling of
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<B>SIGALRM</B>
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while sleeping will cause undefined results.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1+sleep">sleep</A></B>(1),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+alarm">alarm</A></B>(2),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+nanosleep">nanosleep</A></B>(2),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+signal">signal</A></B>(2),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?7+signal">signal</A></B>(7)
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<A NAME="lbAK"> </A>
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<H2>COLOPHON</H2>
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This page is part of release 5.05 of the Linux
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<I>man-pages</I>
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project.
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A description of the project,
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information about reporting bugs,
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and the latest version of this page,
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can be found at
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<A HREF="https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.">https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.</A>
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<P>
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<HR>
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<A NAME="index"> </A><H2>Index</H2>
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<DL>
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<DT id="1"><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
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<DT id="2"><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD>
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<DT id="3"><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
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<DT id="4"><A HREF="#lbAE">RETURN VALUE</A><DD>
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<DT id="5"><A HREF="#lbAF">ATTRIBUTES</A><DD>
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<DT id="6"><A HREF="#lbAG">CONFORMING TO</A><DD>
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<DT id="7"><A HREF="#lbAH">NOTES</A><DD>
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<DL>
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<DT id="8"><A HREF="#lbAI">Portability notes</A><DD>
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</DL>
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<DT id="9"><A HREF="#lbAJ">SEE ALSO</A><DD>
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<DT id="10"><A HREF="#lbAK">COLOPHON</A><DD>
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</DL>
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