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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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To: ache@nagual.pp.ru, sos@sos.freebsd.dk
Subject: Re: Error in sleep !
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>Here is quote from Solaris manpage (their manpages usually better
>than ours :-)
>
>SunOS 5.5.1          Last change: 1 Feb 1995                    1

This seems to have been "Obtained:" from the POSIX.2 spec :-).  In
the following, ">" quotes ache's mail and "&" quotes a draft version
of the spec:

>NOTES
&4.57.5.4  Asynchronous Events
&
>     If the sleep utility receives a SIGALRM signal, one  of  the
&     If the sleep utility receives a SIGALRM signal, one of the
>     following actions will be taken:
&     following actions shall be taken:
>
&
>     +o  Terminate normally with a zero exit status.
&     (1) Terminate normally with a zero exit status
>
&
>     +o  Effectively ignore the signal.
&     (2)  Effectively ignore the signal
>
&
&     (3) Provide the default behavior for signals described in 2.11.5.4.
&         This could include terminating with a nonzero exit status.
&
>     The sleep utility will take  the  standard  action  for  all
&     The sleep utility shall take the standard action for all other signals;
>     other signals.
&     see 2.11.5.4.
>     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Bruce