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14 .Nd suspend execution for interval in microseconds
18 .Fn usleep "useconds_t useconds"
22 function suspends the caller from execution for the number
23 of microseconds specified by the
26 The actual suspension time might be less than requested because any caught
29 following execution of that signal's catching routine.
30 The suspension time might be longer than requested by an arbitrary amount
31 because of the scheduling of other activity in the system.
35 is 0, then the call has no effect.
39 function has no effect on the action or blockage
41 In a multithreaded process, only the invoking thread is suspended from
47 There are no error returns.
49 No errors are returned.
53 function is included for its historical usage and is Obsolete.
56 function is preferred over this function.
57 .Sh INTERFACE STABILITY
58 .Sy Obsolete Standard .
69 function is available in the following compilation environments.
82 It is marked obsolete in
83 .St -susv3 , and was removed from