cmdxray / commands / sleep

What does sleep do?

pause for a given amount of time before returning.

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sleep examples, explained

$ sleep 5

  • sleeppause for a given amount of time before returning
  • 5an argument passed to the command

$ sleep 0.5

  • sleeppause for a given amount of time before returning
  • 0.5an argument passed to the command

sleep flags & options

--helpshow usage information and exit
--versionprint version information and exit

Other commands

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