Index: sleep.3 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/root/Libc/gen/FreeBSD/sleep.3,v retrieving revision 1.2 diff -u -r1.2 sleep.3 --- sleep.3 2003/05/20 22:21:03 1.2 +++ sleep.3 2003/10/20 23:09:28 @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ .Os .Sh NAME .Nm sleep -.Nd suspend process execution for an interval measured in seconds +.Nd suspend thread execution for an interval measured in seconds .Sh LIBRARY .Lb libc .Sh SYNOPSIS @@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn sleep -function suspends execution of the calling process until either +function suspends execution of the calling thread until either .Fa seconds -seconds have elapsed or a signal is delivered to the process and its +seconds have elapsed or a signal is delivered to the thread and its action is to invoke a signal-catching function or to terminate the -process. +thread or process. System activity may lengthen the sleep by an indeterminate amount. .Pp This function is implemented using