_sleep

#sleep

###Sleep for a specified number of seconds.

Syntax

status = sleep seconds ;

Arguments

1. int seconds

The number of seconds to sleep.

Return Value

str status

• $ACKNOWLEDGE : The sleep function succeeded.

The STATUS variable is set to $ACKNOWLEDGE

• %BOUNDS : Invalid sleep seconds.

The STATUS variable is set to %BOUNDS

Warnings

• %BOUNDS : Invalid sleep seconds.

Exceptions

• %ARGUMENT: Invalid arguments. Usage: status = sleep seconds ;

Description

• None

Examples

puts "Create an example for the function 'sleep'" ;

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