SLEEP

Deactivates a process for a specified period of time.

Command Class

TCL-I command.

Syntax

SLEEP {n} {hh:mm{:ss}}

Syntax Elements

n is the number of seconds you want the process to sleep.

hh:mm:ss is the time when the process will run. The time is specified in 24-hour format.

Breaking Sleep

CTRL+BREAK can be used to awaken a terminal before the specified time.

Comment

Typically run from Proc, this command can be used to delay the running of processes that will cause the system to slow down due to demand on system resources.

Example

:SLEEP 23:30

The command deactivates the process until 23.30 hours (11:30 PM).