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.TH SLEEP 3  "7 abril 1993" "GNU" "Manual del Programador de Linux"
.SH NOMBRE
sleep \- Duerme durante el número de segundos especificado
.SH SINOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <unistd.h>
.sp
.BI "unsigned int sleep(unsigned int " "segundos" ");"
.fi
.SH DESCRIPCIÓN
.B sleep()
hace que el proceso en curso se duerma hasta que hayan transcurrido
.I segundos
segundos o hasta que llegue una señal que sea tenida en cuenta.
.SH "VALOR DEVUELTO"
Cero si el tiempo pedido ha pasado, o el número de segundos que quedan
de sueño.
.SH "CONFORME A"
POSIX.1
.SH "FALLOS"
.B sleep()
puede estar implementada con
.BR SIGALRM ;
mezclar llamadas a
.B alarm()
y a
.B sleep() 
es una mala idea.
.PP
Utilizar
.B longjmp()
desde un manejador de señales o modificar el manejo de
.B SIGALRM
mientras se está durmiento, producirá resultados no definidos.
.SH "VÉASE TAMBIÉN"
.BR signal "(2), " alarm (2)