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NS.sleep() method

Suspends the script for n milliseconds.

Signature:

sleep(millis: number): Promise<true>;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
millis	number	Number of milliseconds to sleep.

Returns:

Promise<true>

Remarks

RAM cost: 0 GB

Example 1

// NS1:
// This will count from 1 to 10 in your terminal, with one number every 5 seconds
for (var i=0; i<10; i++) {
  tprint(i + 1);
  sleep(5000);
}

Example 2

// NS2:
// This will count from 1 to 10 in your terminal, with one number every 5 seconds
for (var i=0; i<10; i++) {
  ns.tprint(i + 1);
  await ns.sleep(5000);
}