sleep Command sleep
Stop executing for a specified time
sleep seconds
The command sleep suspends execution for a specified number of
seconds. This routine is especially useful with other commands
to the shell sh. For example, typing
(sleep 3600; echo coffee break time) &
will execute the echo command in one hour (3,600 seconds) to in-
dicate an important appointment.
***** See Also *****
alarm(), commands, pause(), sh
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