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Standard C Library Functions                        nanosleep(3C)



NAME
     nanosleep - high resolution sleep

SYNOPSIS
     #include 

     int nanosleep(const struct timespec *rqtp,
          struct timespec *rmtp);


DESCRIPTION
     The nanosleep() function causes the current  thread   to  be
     suspended  from  execution  until  either  the time interval
     specified by the rqtp argument has elapsed or  a  signal  is
     delivered  to the calling thread and its action is to invoke
     a signal-catching function or to terminate the process.  The
     suspension  time  may  be  longer than requested because the
     argument value is rounded up to an integer multiple  of  the
     sleep  resolution  or  because  of  the  scheduling of other
     activity by the system. But, except for the  case  of  being
     interrupted  by  a  signal,  the suspension time will not be
     less than the time specified by rqtp,  as  measured  by  the
     system clock, CLOCK_REALTIME.


     The use of the nanosleep() function has  no  effect  on  the
     action or blockage of any signal.

RETURN VALUES
     If the nanosleep() function returns  because  the  requested
     time has elapsed, its return value is 0.


     If the nanosleep() function  returns  because  it  has  been
     interrupted  by a signal, the function returns a value of -1
     and sets errno to indicate the  interruption.  If  the  rmtp
     argument  is  non-NULL, the timespec structure referenced by
     it is updated to contain the amount of time remaining in the
     interval (the requested time minus the time actually slept).
     If the rmtp argument is NULL,  the  remaining  time  is  not
     returned.


     If nanosleep() fails, it returns -1 and sets errno to  indi-
     cate the error.

ERRORS
     The nanosleep() function will fail if:

     EINTR     The nanosleep() function was interrupted by a sig-
               nal.




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Standard C Library Functions                        nanosleep(3C)



     EINVAL    The rqtp argument  specified  a  nanosecond  value
               less  than  zero  or greater than or equal to 1000
               million.


     ENOSYS    The nanosleep() function is not supported by  this
               implementation.


ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:



     ____________________________________________________________
    | ATTRIBUTE TYPE              | ATTRIBUTE VALUE             |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Interface Stability         | Committed                   |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | MT-Level                    | MT-Safe                     |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Standard                    | See standards(5).           |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|


SEE ALSO
     sleep(3C), time.h(3HEAD), attributes(5), standards(5)



























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