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2 +++ /Volumes/XDisk/tmp/Libc/gen/FreeBSD/sleep.3 2004-10-24 17:08:28.000000000 -0700
3 @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
4 .Os
5 .Sh NAME
6 .Nm sleep
7 -.Nd suspend process execution for an interval measured in seconds
8 +.Nd suspend thread execution for an interval measured in seconds
9 .Sh LIBRARY
10 .Lb libc
11 .Sh SYNOPSIS
12 @@ -47,11 +47,11 @@
13 .Sh DESCRIPTION
14 The
15 .Fn sleep
16 -function suspends execution of the calling process until either
17 +function suspends execution of the calling thread until either
18 .Fa seconds
19 -seconds have elapsed or a signal is delivered to the process and its
20 +seconds have elapsed or a signal is delivered to the thread and its
21 action is to invoke a signal-catching function or to terminate the
22 -process.
23 +thread or process.
24 System activity may lengthen the sleep by an indeterminate amount.
25 .Pp
26 This function is implemented using