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.TH "bup\-tick" "1" "2026\-09\-01" "Bup 0.34+"
.SH NAME
bup\-tick \- wait for up to one second
.SH SYNOPSIS
bup tick
.SH DESCRIPTION
\f[CR]bup tick\f[R] waits until \f[CR]time\f[R](2) returns a different
value than it originally did.
Since time() has a granularity of one second, this can cause a delay of
up to one second.
.PP
This program is useful for writing tests that need to ensure a file date
will be seen as modified.
It is slightly better than \f[CR]sleep\f[R](1) since it sometimes waits
for less than one second.
.SH EXAMPLES
.IP
.EX
$ date; bup tick; date
Sat Feb  6 16:59:58 EST 2010
Sat Feb  6 16:59:59 EST 2010
.EE
.SH BUP
Part of the \f[CR]bup\f[R](1) suite.
.SH AUTHORS
Avery Pennarun \c
.MT apenwarr@gmail.com
.ME \c.