Re: bash scripting

[Gerhard Kroder <gerhard.kroder@data-sciences.de>]

qxm@facetious.penguinpowered.com wrote:
> 
> Is there a way to put a 30 second pause in your bash script?


ever RTFM for bash? it says:

       wait [n]
              Wait  for the specified process and return its ter­
              mination status.  n may be a process ID  or  a  job
              specification;  if  a  job  spec is given, all pro­
              cesses in that job's pipeline are waited for.  If n
              is  not given, all currently active child processes
              are waited for, and the return status is zero.   If
              n  specifies  a  non-existent  process  or job, the
              return status is 127.  Otherwise, the return status
              is  the  exit  status  of  the  last process or job
              waited for.

ok?

 gerhard