.ie \n(.g .ds Aq \(aq .el .ds Aq ' .TH sleep 1 "sleep " .SH NAME sleep \- Suspend execution for an interval of time .SH SYNOPSIS \fBsleep\fR [\fB\-h\fR|\fB\-\-help\fR] <\fIseconds\fR> .SH DESCRIPTION The sleep utility suspends execution for a minimum of the specified number of seconds. This number must be positive and may contain a decimal fraction. sleep is commonly used to schedule the execution of other commands .SH OPTIONS .TP \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR Print help (see a summary with \*(Aq\-h\*(Aq) .TP <\fIseconds\fR> The number of seconds to sleep .SH AUTHORS