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sleep

Delay for a specified amount of time. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/sleep.
  • Delay in seconds:
    sleep {{seconds}}
  • Delay in [m]inutes. (Other units [d]ay, [h]our, [s]econd, [inf]inity can also be used):
    sleep {{minutes}}m
  • Delay for 1 [d]ay 3 [h]ours:
    sleep 1d 3h
  • Execute a specific command after 20 [m]inutes delay:
    sleep 20m && {{command}}

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