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From: "Drew Tomlinson" <drewt@writeme.com>
To: "'German Tischler'" <tanis@gaspode.franken.de>
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Subject: RE: Is There A "Wait" Command for Scripts?
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 08:20:01 -0700
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of
> German Tischler
> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 8:06 AM
> To: Drew Tomlinson
> Cc: FreeBSD Questions (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: Is There A "Wait" Command for Scripts?
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 21, 2001 at 07:59:26AM -0700, Drew Tomlinson wrote:
> > I'm looking for a command to include in a csh script that
> will make the
> > script "wait" for 20 seconds or so before continuing on
> with the script.  I
> > have been unsuccessful in finding what I need in man.  Thanks!
>
> Try /bin/sleep.

Thank you very much!  I knew there had to be one but couldn't *guess* at
what it was named.

>
> --gt
>


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