spin
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Name
spin - dead loop for the specified interval
Syntax
spin milliseconds
cpuspin milliseconds
Description
Spin pauses for the specified number of milli-seconds.
Cpuspin runs in a CPU bound loop for the specified number of milli-seconds.
Use spin where you would use "sleep", but want a shorter interval, or
a more precisely defined interval.
Arguments
milliseconds - the number of thousandths of a second to wait for.
Example
$ time cpuspin 400
real 0.4
user 0.1
sys 0.2
Environment
PATH=$PATH:/home/joppa/fastpac/bin/{HPPA,RISC}
MANPATH=$MANPATH:/home/joppa/fastpac/release_2/doc/60.Manuals
Known Bugs
The implementation uses considerable CPU resource.
I am sure someone will find some more.
Author
David Horton - CiTR
Copyright
Centre for Information Technology Research, 1993
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