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what is the UNIX command to wait for a specified number of seconds before exit

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Last Update: May 27, 2009 Asked by: arvind_kumarmca

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November 12, 2007 18:29:24

#1

Zahid K

RE: what is the UNIX command to wait for a specified n...

You can use SIGNALs for this

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November 13, 2007 08:12:08

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Amit Verma

RE: what is the UNIX command to wait for a specified n...

sleep command for the specified number of seconds/minutes/hours/days

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November 30, 2007 15:02:56

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Member Since: November 2007 Contribution: 2

RE: what is the UNIX command to wait for a specified number of seconds before exit

usleep()

1000 1 sec

check sleep functions in <unistd.h>

for waiting processes use #kill -STOP "process number"
to continue ater stopping use #kill -CONT "process number"

get your processes number from (ps -A) command

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December 12, 2007 09:32:09

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Member Since: December 2007 Contribution: 1

RE: what is the UNIX command to wait for a specified number of seconds before exit

to sleep for 1 second give
sleep 1

sleep seconds

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November 07, 2008 05:20:33

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Member Since: October 2008 Contribution: 13

RE: what is the UNIX command to wait for a specified number of seconds before exit

sleep specified number of seconds
exit

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May 27, 2009 07:46:10

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Member Since: May 2009 Contribution: 6

RE: what is the UNIX command to wait for a specified number of seconds before exit

This is easiest way:

sleep seconds

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