---
name: "pts_sleep"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "openafs-client"
version: "1.8.13.2-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pts_sleep"
---

# pts\_sleep(1)

Pauses for a few seconds

## NAME

pts\_sleep - Pauses for a few seconds

## SYNOPSIS

**pts sleep** \[**-delay**\] \<*# of seconds*\>\
    \[**-cell**\] \<*cell name*\> \[**-noauth**\] \[**-localauth**\] \[**-force**\]\
    \[**-help**\] \[**-auth**\] \[**-encrypt**\] \[**-config** \<*config directory*\>\]

**pts sl** \[**-d**\] \<*# of seconds*\> \[**-c**\] \<*cell name*\>\
    \[**-n**\] \[**-l**\] \[**-f**\] \[**-h**\]\
    \[**-a**\] \[**-e**\] \[**-co** \<*config directory*\>\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **pts sleep** pauses for a specified number of seconds. The command can be run from the command line or interactively, although from the command line it's essentially equivalent to the **sleep** command. It is intended for use in interactive mode to pause for a few seconds between batch commands to allow the Protection Server to catch up.

## CAUTIONS

Prior to OpenAFS 1.4.5 and OpenAFS 1.5.23, the **pts sleep** command was only available on Unix or Linux and when OpenAFS was compiled with the supergroups option (disabled by default).  As of OpenAFS 1.4.5 and 1.5.23, it is always available.

## OPTIONS

Although they have no effect, **pts sleep** takes the following standard **pts** options:

- **-delay** \<*# of seconds*\>

  Specifies the amount of time to sleep, in seconds.

- **-auth**

  Use the calling user's tokens to communicate with the Protection Server. For more details, see [**pts**(1)](/pts/1.md).

- **-cell** \<*cell name*\>

  Names the cell in which to run the command. For more details, see [**pts**(1)](/pts/1.md).

- **-config** \<*config directory*\>

  Use an alternate config directory. For more details, see [**pts**(1)](/pts/1.md).

- **-encrypt**

  Encrypts any communication with the Protection Server. For more details, see [**pts**(1)](/pts/1.md).

- **-force**

  Enables the command to continue executing as far as possible when errors or other problems occur, rather than halting execution at the first error.

- **-help**

  Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored.

- **-localauth**

  Constructs a server ticket using a key from the local */etc/openafs/server/KeyFile* file. Do not combine this flag with the **-cell**  or **-noauth** options. For more details, see [**pts**(1)](/pts/1.md).

- **-noauth**

  Assigns the unprivileged identity anonymous to the issuer. For more details, see [**pts**(1)](/pts/1.md).

## OUTPUT

This command produces no output.

## EXAMPLES

Here is an example of a **pts interactive** session:

```
   % pts interactive
   pts> sleep 5
   pts> quit
   %
```

## SEE ALSO

[**pts**(1)](/pts/1.md), [**pts\_interactive**(1)](/pts_interactive/1.md)

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2007 Jason Edgecombe \<jason@rampaginggeek.com\>

This documentation is covered by the BSD License as written in the doc/LICENSE file. This man page was written by Jason Edgecombe for OpenAFS.