IRAF help page for package language, program sleep
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sleep -- suspend process execution for the specified intervalUSAGEPARAMETERSDESCRIPTIONEXAMPLESSEE ALSO
sleep -- suspend process execution for the specified interval
USAGE
sleep [nsec]
PARAMETERS
nsec
The number of seconds to sleep. Defaults to 0.
DESCRIPTION
The sleep command causes the task to hibernate for the specified
amount of time.
EXAMPLES
1. Sleep for 10 seconds, and then ring the bell.
cl> sleep 10; beep
SEE ALSO
wait,
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