Name

sleep

Synopsis

                  sleep 
                  amount[units]
sleep 
                  option
               

Wait a specified amount of time before executing another command. units may be s (seconds), m (minutes), h (hours), or d (days). The default for units is seconds.

Options

--help

Print usage information and exit.

--version

Print version information and exit.

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