BSD 4_3 release

[unix-history] / usr / man / man3 / sleep.3

diff --git a/usr/man/man3/sleep.3 b/usr/man/man3/sleep.3
index 3dcc580..f45366a 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/man/man3/sleep.3
+++ b/usr/man/man3/sleep.3
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-.TH SLEEP 3  "19 January 1983"
+.\" Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
+.\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
+.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
+.\"
+.\"    @(#)sleep.3     6.2 (Berkeley) 5/12/86
+.\"
+.TH SLEEP 3  "May 12, 1986"
+.UC 4

 .SH NAME
 sleep \- suspend execution for interval
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .SH NAME
 sleep \- suspend execution for interval
 .SH SYNOPSIS


@@ -14,11 +21,12 @@ that requested, because scheduled wakeups occur at fixed 1-second intervals,
 and an arbitrary amount longer because of other activity
 in the system.
 .PP
 and an arbitrary amount longer because of other activity
 in the system.
 .PP

-The routine is implemented by setting an alarm clock signal
+The routine is implemented by setting an interval timer

 and pausing until it occurs.
 and pausing until it occurs.

-The previous state of this signal is saved and restored.
-If the sleep time exceeds the time to the alarm signal,
+The previous state of this timer is saved and restored.
+If the sleep time exceeds the time to the expiration of the
+previous timer,

 the process sleeps only until the signal would have occurred, and the
 signal is sent 1 second later.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 the process sleeps only until the signal would have occurred, and the
 signal is sent 1 second later.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"

-alarm(2), pause(2)
+setitimer(2), sigpause(2), usleep(3)