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Date:      Fri, 21 Sep 2001 16:09:35 +0100
From:      Simon Dick <simond@irrelevant.org>
To:        Drew Tomlinson <drewt@writeme.com>
Cc:        "FreeBSD Questions (E-mail)" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Is There A "Wait" Command for Scripts?
Message-ID:  <20010921160935.B4413@irrelevant.org>
In-Reply-To: <5CD46247635BD511B6B100A0CC3F023925A0BE@ldcmsx01.lc.ca.gov>; from drewt@writeme.com on Fri, Sep 21, 2001 at 07:59:26AM -0700
References:  <5CD46247635BD511B6B100A0CC3F023925A0BE@ldcmsx01.lc.ca.gov>

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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 sleep(1)

-- 
Simon Dick					simond@irrelevant.org
"Why do I get this urge to go bowling everytime I see Tux?"

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