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+---
+
+sleep
+-------
+
+sleep delays for a specified amount of time
+
+~~~ bash
+sleep 1 #delays for 1 second
+sleep 1m #delays for 1 minute
+sleep 1h #delays for 1 hour
+sleep 4s 5s #delays for 9 seconds
+sleep 2m 30s #delays for 2 minutes and 30 seconds
+sleep 1.45 #delays for 1.45 seconds
+~~~
+
+<!--more-->
+
+### Useful Options / Examples
+There are several useful suffixes for sleep. These need to come directly after the specified floating point number provided.
+
+~~~bash
+[Number]s #sleep for specified number of seconds, this is the default
+[Number]m #sleeps for specified number of minutes
+[Number]h #sleep for specified number of hours
+[Number]d #sleep for specified number of days
+~~~
+
+Additionally, the following command options can be specified:
+
+~~~bash
+sleep --help #display and exit
+sleep --version #output version info and exit
+~~~
+
+Furthermore, when multiple times are specified after sleep, sleep will delay for the sum of the provided times. Times may be provided in any combination of seconds, minutes, hours, or days. They can also be provided as floating point numbers.
+
+#### Example command
+
+~~~ bash
+sleep 1
+~~~
+
+##### Break it down
+sleeps for 1 second, since seconds are the default when no additional option is provided
+
+#### Example command
+~~~ bash
+sleep 1m 30s
+~~~
+
+##### Break it down
+sleeps for 1 minute and 30 seconds