---
name: "delay"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "delay"
version: "1.0-6"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/delay"
---

# delay(1)

a constant delay generator

## NAME

**delay** – a constant delay generator

## SYNOPSIS

**delay** \[*-b* *bufsize*\] \[*delay*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**delay** introduces a constant delay between its standard input and its standard output. The data from its stdin will be stored until it has been written to stdout. The required **delay** argument specifies the delay time in millisecond.

**delay** supports the following options:

delay\
         delay is the desired delay time, in milliseconds. The following modifiers are accepted:\
         12s means 12 seconds\
         12m means 12 minutes\
         12h means 12 hours

**-b bufsize**\
         buffer size stores the data until it has been written to stdout, in bytes. The following modifiers are accepted:\
         12k means 12Kb\
         12m means 12Mb\
         12g means 12Gb

## EXAMPLES

```
delay the output of command_A to command_B by 5 seconds:
        $ command_A | delay 5s | command_B
delay the output of command_A to command_B by 5 seconds with 10MB buffer:
        $ command_A | delay -b 10m 5s | command_B
```

## AUTHORS

Romain Vimont ⟨*rom@rom1v.com*⟩

## HOME

*https://github.com/rom1v/delay*