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# sleep

> Delay for a specified amount of time.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/sleep-invocation.html>.

- 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}}`

- Delay forever:

`sleep {{[inf|infinity]}}`

- Display help:

`sleep --help`
