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1.1     ! root        1: .ds ZZ DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE
        !             2: .TH SLEEP 3R "630 MTG"
        !             3: .XE "sleep()"
        !             4: .XE "nap()"
        !             5: .SH NAME
        !             6: sleep, nap \- suspend program execution
        !             7: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             8: \f3
        !             9: void sleep (nticks)
        !            10: .sp
        !            11: void nap (nticks)
        !            12: .sp
        !            13: unsigned int nticks;
        !            14: \fR
        !            15: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            16: The
        !            17: .I nap
        !            18: function
        !            19: busy loops for
        !            20: .I nticks
        !            21: ticks of the 60 Hz internal clock.
        !            22: To avoid interfering with screen refresh,
        !            23: programs drawing rapidly changing scenes should
        !            24: .I nap
        !            25: for a couple ticks
        !            26: between updates
        !            27: to synchronize the display and memory.
        !            28: .PP
        !            29: The
        !            30: .I sleep
        !            31: function
        !            32: is identical to
        !            33: .I nap
        !            34: except that it gives up the processor for the interval.
        !            35: \f2Sleep\f1 should be used in preference to \f2nap\f1 unless there is some
        !            36: reason why other applications should not be allowed to run.
        !            37: A process
        !            38: that never calls
        !            39: .I wait
        !            40: or
        !            41: .I sleep
        !            42: can lock out all other 630 MTG processes.
        !            43: .PP
        !            44: .SH SEE ALSO
        !            45: resources(3R).

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