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From: Luigi Rizzo <luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it>
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Subject: Re: wish /bin/sleep handled fractions of a second.
To: xaa@stack.nl (Mark Huizer)
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 14:54:38 +0100 (MET)
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> I'd like it too. Is it too tough? Perhaps in 2 weeks, after finishing my
> graduation, I could look at it. Either you change sleep to look like:
> 
> sleep [-m] NUMBER
> 
> where -m means: the NUMBER is in milliseconds
> 
> or you make it:
> 
> sleep NUMBER[.NUMBER]
> 
> where .number is the decimal part of the second.
> 
> Any preferences?

better the one with fractional notation, and since you are at it, make
it handle microseconds or in 3-4 years with the Intel-P9 @ 2.49GHz
we are going to have the same problem of not enough resolution...

	Cheers
	Luigi