IRAF help page for package language, program sleep

from NOAO 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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