| Linux / Unix Command: sleep |
NAME
sleep - delay for a specified amount of timeSYNOPSIS
sleep NUMBER[SUFFIX]...sleep OPTION
DESCRIPTION
Pause for NUMBER seconds. SUFFIX may be `s' for seconds (the default), `m' for minutes, `h' for hours or `d' for days. Unlike most implementations that require NUMBER be an integer, here NUMBER may be an arbitrary floating point number.
- --help
- display this help and exit
- --version
- output version information and exit
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for sleep is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and sleep programs are properly installed at your site, the command- info sleep
should give you access to the complete manual.
Important: Use the man command (% man) to see how a command is used on your particular computer.
