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     SLEEP(1)                                                 SLEEP(1)

     NAME
          sleep, pause - suspend execution for an interval

     SYNOPSIS
          sleep n

          pause

     DESCRIPTION
          Sleep suspends its own execution for n seconds before
          returning.

          Pause never returns, and is typically used to stop a command
          interpreter reading any more from the standard input.

     SOURCE
          /appl/cmd/sleep.b
          /appl/cmd/pause.b

     SEE ALSO
          sys-sleep(2)