NAP(2) System Calls Manual NAP(2)
NAME
nap - suspend execution for a short interval
SYNOPSIS
nap(ticks)
DESCRIPTION
Nap suspends execution of the current process for ticks/HZ seconds,
where HZ is 50 or 60 depending on your locality. The time may be at
most two seconds.
SEE ALSO
alarm(2), sleep(3)
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