Sleep for a Specified Period Usage: sleep [-hm-] [ seconds ] Sleep the specified integer number of seconds (rounded to the next clock tick.) Default is 1 second or until an interrupt occurs. Options: -m Sleep interval is in milliseconds rather than seconds. -h Help. (This screen.) -- End of options. (The slash, "/", may be used instead of a minus to introduce options. To specify a different set of characters to introduce options, use the SWITCHCHARS environmental variable.) |