runlater: -n runlater X Y delays command Y for X seconds...convenient

version information:

runlater by duus runlater (secs) (command) runs command in secs seconds

help information:

runlater v 1.0 (duus) runlater a b c d runs b c d in a seconds <count> a b : count down a secs in b timeintervals <silent> : suppress output <query> : list all runlatered processes <mins> x : sleep x mins <kill> : kill all runlatered processes

(download script)

to install:

  1. copy script into a folder on your path.
  2. type chmod +x runlater.sh to make it executable


a duusscript... This page updated: Sat Jul 12 07:19:59 EDT 2008, when duus was feeling restless.