Difference between revisions of "Sleep"

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waits for ''1 minute''.
 
waits for ''1 minute''.
  
The command [[wait]] does something else.
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The command [[wait]] does something else, it waits for a process to change its state.
  
 
= See also =
 
= See also =
 
* [http://man-wiki.net/index.php/1:sleep sleep man page]
 
* [http://man-wiki.net/index.php/1:sleep sleep man page]

Revision as of 05:59, 25 July 2011

sleep is a command that waits for a given time. For example,

sleep 5

waits for 5 seconds.

sleep 1m

waits for 1 minute.

The command wait does something else, it waits for a process to change its state.

See also