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sleep
Pause for specified time
Syntax
sleep NUMBER[SUFFIX]...Common Options
NsSleep N seconds (default)NmSleep N minutesNhSleep N hoursNdSleep N days--helpShow helpCommon Examples
sleep 5Sleep 5 seconds
sleep 1mSleep 1 minute
sleep 2hSleep 2 hours
sleep 0.5Sleep 0.5 seconds
sleep 1m 30sSleep 1m30s
sleep 5 && echo "done"Sleep then run command
for i in $(seq 5); do echo $i; sleep 1; doneOutput number every second
sleep 1dSleep 1 day
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