.TH NAP 2 .SH NAME nap \- suspend execution for a short interval .SH SYNOPSIS .B nap(ticks) .SH DESCRIPTION .I Nap suspends execution of the current process for .RI ticks /HZ seconds, where HZ is 50 or 60 depending on your locality. The time may be at most two seconds. .SH SEE ALSO alarm(2), sleep(3)