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edited Feb 4, 2019 at 22:21

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Here is how I would do it using bash special parameter SECONDS:

#!/bin/bash                                                                                                                                                                                  

SECONDS=0
# script is here                                                                                                                                                                             
sleep $"$(( 500 > SECONDS ? 500 - SECONDS : 1 ))"

Normally SECONDS returns time (in seconds) since the script has started, but one can assign any value to (re)set the timer.

Here is how I would do it using bash special parameter SECONDS:

#!/bin/bash                                                                                                                                                                                  

SECONDS=0
# script is here                                                                                                                                                                             
sleep $(( 500 > SECONDS ? 500 - SECONDS : 1 ))

Normally SECONDS returns time (in seconds) since the script has started, but one can assign any value to (re)set the timer.

Here is how I would do it using bash special parameter SECONDS:

#!/bin/bash                                                                                                                                                                                  

SECONDS=0
# script is here                                                                                                                                                                             
sleep "$(( 500 > SECONDS ? 500 - SECONDS : 1 ))"

Normally SECONDS returns time (in seconds) since the script has started, but one can assign any value to (re)set the timer.

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answered Feb 4, 2019 at 22:13

jimmij

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Here is how I would do it using bash special parameter SECONDS:

#!/bin/bash                                                                                                                                                                                  

SECONDS=0
# script is here                                                                                                                                                                             
sleep $(( 500 > SECONDS ? 500 - SECONDS : 1 ))

Normally SECONDS returns time (in seconds) since the script has started, but one can assign any value to (re)set the timer.