Applies To: Windows Server 2008,Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows XP,Windows Server 2003,Windows Vista,Windows Server 2000,Windows Server 2003 R2,Windows 7
Pauses the command processor for the specified number of seconds.
For examples of how to use this command, see Examples.
Syntax
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timeout/t <TimeoutInSeconds> [/nobreak] | |
Parameters
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/t <TimeoutInSeconds> |
Specifies the decimal number of seconds (between -1 and 99999) to wait before the command processor continues processing. The value -1 causes the computer to wait indefinitely for a keystroke. |
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/nobreak |
Specifies to ignore user key strokes. |
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/? |
Displays help at the command prompt. |
Remarks
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The timeout command is typically used in batch files.
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A user keystroke resumes the command processor execution immediately, even if the timeout period has not expired.
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When used in conjunction with the sleep command, timeout is similar to the pause command.
Examples
To pause the command processor for ten seconds, type:
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timeout /t 10 | |
To pause the command processor for 100 seconds and ignore any keystroke, type:
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timeout /t 100 /nobreak | |
To pause the command processor indefinitely until a key is pressed, type:
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timeout /t -1 | |