sleep (pause)
Waits a specified amount of time before executing the next command. Often used in shell scripts.
Format: sleep n units
Examples: sleep 10
sleep 2 m
When no units are included, seconds are assumed. The first example waits 10 seconds. The units that can be used are: s = seconds, m = minutes, h = hours, or d = days.
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