HOLD

@HOLD <number of time units> , 

Keep the terminal waiting for a specified amount of time. This command will keep the terminal waiting the number of time units specified.

<number of time units>

(decimal) number of units to wait.

 : can have the values

• 1 - basic time units (normally 20 milliseconds)
• 2 - seconds
• 3 - minutes
• 4 - hours

Rules:

1. Permitted for all users.
2. No resources are released.

Example:

@HOLD 5, 3

@

The last @ is prompted after 5 minutes.

Related commands

HOLD (monitor call)

References

Norsk Data Document ND–60.050.06 SINTRAN III USERS GUIDE section 3.3.11

Norsk Data Document ND–60.128.01 SINTRAN III REFERENCE MANUAL (printed June 1980), pages 1-83, 1-84

Norsk Data Document ND–60.174.Q01 SINTRAN III QUICK REFERENCE CARD