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.Dd April 17, 1997
.Dt NANOSLEEP 2
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm nanosleep
.Nd suspend thread execution for an interval measured in nanoseconds
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libc
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In time.h
.Ft int
.Fo nanosleep
.Fa "const struct timespec *rqtp"
.Fa "struct timespec *rmtp"
.Fc
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn nanosleep
function causes the calling thread to sleep
for the amount of time specified in
.Fa rqtp
(the actual time slept may be longer, due to system latencies
and possible limitations in the timer resolution of the hardware).
An unmasked signal will
cause
.Fn nanosleep
to terminate the sleep early, regardless of the
.Dv SA_RESTART
value on the interrupting signal.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
If
.Fn nanosleep
returns because the requested time has elapsed,
the value returned will be zero.
.Pp
If
.Fn nanosleep
returns due to the delivery of a signal, the value returned
will be the -1, and the global variable
.Va errno
will be set to indicate the interruption.
If
.Fa rmtp
is
.Pf non- Dv NULL ,
the timespec structure it references is updated to contain the
unslept amount (the request time minus the time actually slept).
.Sh ERRORS
The
.Fn nanosleep
call fails if:
.Bl -tag -width Er
.It Bq Er EINTR
.Fn nanosleep
was interrupted by the delivery of a signal.
.It Bq Er EINVAL
.Fa rqtp
specified a nanosecond value less than zero
or greater than or equal to 1000 million.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr sigsuspend 2 ,
.Xr sleep 3
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Fn nanosleep
function conforms to
.St -p1003.1b-93 .