From 40e5a5811c6ffce9b0974e93cdd927cbcf60c157 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Hunkeler Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 16:51:37 -0400 Subject: Repatch (from linux) of OSX IRAF --- unix/os/doc/ztslee.hlp | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+) create mode 100644 unix/os/doc/ztslee.hlp (limited to 'unix/os/doc/ztslee.hlp') diff --git a/unix/os/doc/ztslee.hlp b/unix/os/doc/ztslee.hlp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fc1e61bf --- /dev/null +++ b/unix/os/doc/ztslee.hlp @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +.help ztslee May84 "System Interface" +.ih +NAME +ztslee -- suspend process execution (sleep) +.ih +SYNOPSIS +.nf +ztslee (nseconds) + +int nseconds # number of seconds to sleep +.fi +.ih +DESCRIPTION +Process execution is suspended for \fInseconds\fR seconds. +If \fInseconds\fR is negative or zero control returns immediately. +.ih +RETURN VALUE +None. +.ih +NOTES +The maximum number of seconds that a process can be put to sleep is +given by the machine constant MAX_INT. +.ih +BUGS +There is currently no way to generate a delay of less than a second. +An applications program cannot reliably slice time that fine on a +multiuser timesharing operating system. +.ih +SEE ALSO +zgtime +.endhelp -- cgit