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Syntax:

PAUSE

[  options ]

Arguments:

none

 

Options:

/for=xx

Delay execution for xx seconds.

 

/until=hh:mm

Delay execution until this time-of-day (expressed in military time).

 

 

This script command suspends the execution of a script file for a specified number of seconds or until a specific time-of-day. More extensive scheduling capabilities are offered with the CRON script command.

 

Consider the following example in which script execution is delayed until 5:00PM.

 

       PAUSE /until=17:00

 

Related Commands: CRON