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Re: shell script for bash [timeboy@Calculusterix]



On Wed, Sep 05, 2001 at 06:09:05PM +0200, Timeboy wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I like to write a litte shell script that first makes a connection to my ISP
> and then runs fetchmail. This is no problem for me. But cause it takes some
> seconds till the connection to ISP is done, the script needs to wait for 5 or 
> 10 seconds bevore it runs fetchmail. How can i do this waiting with a bash
> kommand?
> 
> Timo

sleep n

where n = number of seconds to sleep

Cliff



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