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- Wait (V1.3, 2.x, 3.x in C:)
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- NAME
- Wait - Delay a specified amount of time.
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- SYNOPSIS
- WAIT n [SEC=SECS] [MIN=MINS] [UNTIL time]
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- DESCRIPTION
- Wait will delay a specified number of seconds or
- minutes, or until the specified time is reached. This is
- most often used in EXECUTE batch files for a delay. By
- default, all units are in seconds. If no delay is
- specified, the default delay is 1 second. Sending a break
- to the WAIT command will cause WAIT to conclude.
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- OPTIONS
- n
- The amount of time, in minutes or seconds that the
- system will wait. If a time isn't specified then
- it defaults to 1 second.
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- SEC=SECS
- The number entered is the number of seconds (this is
- the default) to wait.
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- MIN=MINS
- The number entered is the number of minutes to wait.
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- UNTIL
- The string entered is a valid time. Wait will delay
- until this time is reached.
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- You may only specify one of UNTIL, MINS, or SECS for WAIT.
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- EXAMPLE
- 1. To WAIT one second:
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- WAIT
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- 2. To wait ten seconds:
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- WAIT 10 secs
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- 3. To wait until 3:00:
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- WAIT UNTIL 3:00
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- 4. To wait for three minutes:
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- WAIT 3 min
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- or
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- WAIT 180
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- 5. To set up a background process that waits until 3:00 and then
- delete all the files in a directory named 'Garbage':
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- RUN WAIT UNTIL 3:00
- DELETE Garbage/#?
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