A task for sleeping a specified period of time, useful when a build or deployment process requires an interval between tasks.

Parameters

Attribute	Type	Description	Required
hours	int	Hours to add to the sleep time.	False
milliseconds	int	Milliseconds to add to the sleep time.	False
minutes	int	Minutes to add to the sleep time.	False
seconds	int	Seconds to add to the sleep time.	False
failonerror	bool	Determines if task failure stops the build, or is just reported. The default is `true`.	False
if	bool	If `true` then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is `true`.	False
unless	bool	Opposite of `NAnt.Core.Task.IfDefined`. If `false` then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is `false`.	False
verbose	bool	Determines whether the task should report detailed build log messages. The default is `false`.	False

Examples

Sleep 1 hour, 2 minutes, 3 seconds and 4 milliseconds.

<sleep hours="1" minutes="2" seconds="3" milliseconds="4" />

Sleep 123 milliseconds.

<sleep milliseconds="123" />