napms(3curses)


napms -- suspend the calling process

Synopsis

cc [options] file -lcurses
#include <curses.h>

int napms(int ms);

Description

The napms(3curses) function takes at least ms milliseconds to return.

Return value

The napms(3curses) function returns OK.

Errors

No errors are defined.

Usage

A more reliable method of achieving a timed delay is the usleep(3C) function.

Standards Conformance

The Single UNIX Specification, Version 2; The Open Group.

References

delay_output(3curses), usleep(3C), curses(4)
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