Delay for a specified time, pause for an amount of time specified by the sum of the values of the command line arguments.
Syntax sleep [NUMBER [smhd]]... Key: s : seconds (default) m : minutes h : hours d : days
“O sleep, O gentle sleep, nature’s soft nurse, how have I frighted thee, that thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down, and steep my senses in forgetfulness” ~ Shakespeare (Henry IV)
Related linux commands:
nice – Change job scheduling priority
at(1) –
Equivalent Windows commands: SLEEP – Wait for x seconds