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@node usleep
@section @code{usleep}
@findex usleep
POSIX specification: @url{https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/usleep.html}
Gnulib module: usleep
Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item
On some systems, @code{usleep} rejects attempts to sleep longer than 1
second, as allowed by POSIX:
mingw.
@end itemize
Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item
According to POSIX, the @code{usleep} function may interfere with the program's
use of the @code{SIGALRM} signal. On Linux, it doesn't; on other platforms,
it may.
@end itemize