AmigaOS 3.1 Command Reference

WAIT


Format:
WAIT [<n>] [SEC|SECS] [MIN|MINS] [UNTIL <time>]

Template:
/N, SEC=SECS/S, MIN=MINS/S, UNTIL/K

Purpose:
To wait for the specified time.

Path:
C:WAIT

Specification:


WAIT is used in command sequences or after RUN to wait for a certain period,
or to wait until a certain time. Unless you specify otherwise, the waiting
period is one second.

The <n> argument specifies the number of seconds (or minutes, if MINS is
given) to wait.

Use the keyword UNTIL to wait until a particular time of the day, given in
the format HH:MM.

Example 1:

1> WAIT 10 MINS

Waits ten minutes.

Example 2:

1> WAIT UNTIL 21:15

Waits until 9:15 p.m.


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