USLEEP(3)           Linux Programmer's Manual           USLEEP(3)



NAME

       usleep - suspend execution for interval of microseconds


SYNOPSIS

       #include <unistd.h>

       void usleep(unsigned long usec);


DESCRIPTION

       The  usleep()  function  suspends execution of the calling
       process for usec microseconds.  The sleep may  be  length-
       ened  slightly by any system activity or by the time spent
       processing the call.


CONFORMING TO

       BSD 4.3


SEE ALSO

       setitimer(2), getitimer(2), sleep(3), alarm(2), select(2)






































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