How to wait some time to execute something (newbie question)

Hi all,

I'm a java programmer and new to C development on linux. I need to write a C code that wait some time to execute a function. In java it's as simple as follows:

Code:

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//some code
Thread.sleep(1000); //waits 1000 miliseconds and continues
//some code

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In C on linux I know that pthread.h has thread manipulation functions, but I can't find a way to do the program execution to stop for some time and then continue.

Thank you very much,

Joao Paulo

sleep() is a standard function

there is also nanosleep()

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Originally Posted by MK27

sleep() is a standard function

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To clarify, it is standard with respect to POSIX, but not C.

Thank you for the answers.

In which header file the sleep function is in? I've looked in pthread.h, but it isn't there.


Thanks.

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Originally Posted by jpm

Thank you for the answers.

In which header file the sleep function is in? I've looked in pthread.h, but it isn't there.


Thanks.

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Sorry, laserlight is right, it is POSIX specific. The header is unistd.h

If you are using the GNU libraries (linux et. al.), there's a function index:
Function Index - The GNU C Library
sleep() is there. You can download the whole manual:
http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/

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Originally Posted by MK27

Sorry, laserlight is right, it is POSIX specific. The header is unistd.h

If you are using the GNU libraries (linux et. al.), there's a function index:
Function Index - The GNU C Library
sleep() is there. You can download the whole manual:
The GNU C Library - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)

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Thanks! :D