SLEEP - Delay execution for a few seconds/minutes (for use within a batch file).Įquivalent PowerShell: Start-Sleep - Suspend shell, script, or runspace activity (sleep). PAUSE - Suspend processing of a batch file and display a message. “It is awful work this love and prevents all a mans projects of good or glory” ~ Lord Byron Related commandsĬHOICE /T Timeout - Accept keyboard input to a batch file. If not exist \\Server64\updates\monday.csv goto waitloopĬopy \\Server64\updates\monday.csv D:\imports\ :: If 600 seconds have elapsed exit the loop START "" "C:Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\EXCEL.EXE"Įcho Now we are ready Wait for up to 600 seconds for a file to appear on a remote server:
START "" "C:Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\WINWORD.EXE" Source: Clay Calvert (usenet 2001.)Įcho Start Microsoft Word, wait for 10 seconds and then start Excel. The PING command can only be interrupted with Ctrl-C. In tests PING consumes less processor time than Sleep.exe or Timeout.exe, this allows other processes to run in the background. Press a key at any point, execution will resume immediately.Ī timeout of 1 second will wait until the "next second" so in practice may be as short as 1/10th of a second.Ī more accurate delay can be produced by the PING command with a loopback address ( 127.0.0.1), there is a delay of 1 second between each consecutive ping, so 3 pings will produce a delay of 2 seconds, 11 pings will produce a delay of 10 seconds and so on. Timeout will pause command execution for a number of seconds,Īfter which it continues without requiring a user keystroke. The value -1 causes the computer to wait indefinitely for a keystroke This way, you can stay focused and productive during your work time and then take a short break to refresh your mind. The technique uses an online timer to break down work into 25-minute chunks, with 5-minute breaks in between. Syntaxĭelay Delay in seconds (between -00) to wait before continuing. When it comes to productivity, the Pomodoro technique is a popular option. Delay execution for a few seconds or minutes, for use within a batch file.
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