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pause

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Pauses script execution.

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Syntax

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state = pause()

pause(t)

pause(newState)

previousState = pause(newState)

currentState = pause('query')

Input argument

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t

t: double value. time (seconds) before to continue.

newState

a string: 'on' (enable pause) or 'off' (disable pause setting)

Output argument

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previousState, currentState

a string: 'on' or 'off'

Description

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pause(t) suspends execution for t seconds.

pause without input argument wait until return key is pressed.

Example

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an example

state = pause
echo('press return to continue.')
pause
pause('off')
pause
pause('on')
pause(5)

See also

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sleep.

History

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Version	Description
1.0.0	initial version

Author

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Allan CORNET