If you’ve ever wanted to pause a computer and make it practically unusable for
a set period of time, then the sleep
command is for you.
The command syntax is sleep X
, where X
is the length of time in seconds you
would like the computer to sleep for.
It is likely that this may only be useful in scripts where you need to a make
sure a step has been completed.
- UNIX Guide 0.1
- Getting Started
- Connecting to Computers (ssh and VPN)
- Folders: cd, mkdir, pwd, and more!
- Copying and Removing Files
- Compressing and Expanding Files
- Processes
- Creating, Reading, and Editing Files
- Printing and Reorganizing Files
- Images
- Keyboard Shortcuts and Special Characters
- Other Helpful Things
- Quick Intro to Computer Admin-ing
- Running Jobs
- Fun Commands