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UNIX Command for Delay

give UNIX command to wait for a specified number of seconds before exit.
Asked by: harishdude | Member Since May-2008 | Asked on: May 6th, 2008

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wow_suraj

Answered On : May 7th, 2008

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'at' command can be used to set a time you want to execute particular action i.e. mention time after 'at' and the action (exit) command that needs to be executed.

  
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vinay.ashokpatil

Answered On : Jun 25th, 2008

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you can use Sleep s command where s is seconds

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geekyweeky

Answered On : Nov 3rd, 2008

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$sleep 10
where it sleeps for 10 seconds

  
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shumi

Answered On : Aug 2nd, 2009

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'at' command is used for scheduling jobs not for delay

  
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PriyadharshiniNaveenKumar

Answered On : Sep 13th, 2009

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Sleep n

  
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