SLEEP
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A command line timed pause with visual count and keyboard abort. This
program is designed to pause a batch file for a given number of seconds
before continuing. This is styled after some very old DOS utilities that
used very tight loops to wait for keyboard input, but tight loops are
extremely expensive in multitasking environments. This program uses a very
CPU kind "sleep" command that only checks the keyboard a maximum of twice
each second. It also updates the window title bar to show the number of
seconds remaining so it is easier to see the activity while the program is
minimized.

Syntax:

        SLEEP <seconds>

seconds = This is the number of seconds to sleep. The default is 1 second
        if nothing is given on the command line. The maximum is 86400
        seconds (1 full day).

The fully commented PowerBASIC/CC source code is included so you can see
exactly what is happening inside. You can find the latest update of this
program and many other utilities on the WWW.IFXGROUP.NET web site.

