sleep

For platform.

Delay for a specified amount of time.

Command Type

built-in

Signature

> sleep {flags} (duration) ...rest

Parameters

  • duration: Time to sleep.
  • ...rest: Additional time duration to sleep.

Input/output types:

input output
nothing nothing

Examples

Sleep for 1 second.

> sleep 1sec

Use multiple arguments to write a duration with multiple units, which is unsupported by duration literals.

> sleep 1min 30sec

Send output after 1 second.

> sleep 1sec; echo done

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