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--- Libc/Libc-498/sys/nanosleep.2
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.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm nanosleep
-.Nd suspend thread execution for an interval measured in nanoseconds
+.Nd suspend process 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
+.Fn nanosleep "const struct timespec *rqtp" "struct timespec *rmtp"
.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
+.Fn Nanosleep
+causes the process to sleep for the specified time. An unmasked signal will
+cause it to terminate the sleep early, regardless of the
.Dv SA_RESTART
value on the interrupting signal.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
-If
+If the
.Fn nanosleep
-returns because the requested time has elapsed,
-the value returned will be zero.
+function returns because the requested time has elapsed, the value
+returned will be zero.
.Pp
-If
+If the
.Fn nanosleep
-returns due to the delivery of a signal, the value returned
+function 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.