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usleep − suspend execution for interval of microseconds |
#include <unistd.h> void usleep(unsigned long usec); |
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The usleep() function suspends execution of the calling process for usec microseconds. The sleep may be lengthened slightly by any system activity or by the time spent processing the call. |
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BSD 4.3 |
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setitimer(2), getitimer(2), sleep(3), alarm(2), select(2) |