delay startup applications

[mbzn]

Stupid question, but what file do you set the time delay in startup applications? some of my apps give errors before my wireless connects so i want to delay them with about 5 seconds after startup.

Thanx in advance...

[durand]

If you add "sleep 5s;" to the start of the commands, that should do the trick.

[mbzn]

Thanx alot!!! where can i find all the commands that manipulates startup apps, i see things like <code> sh -c "sleep 5 </code>, and what is the s for in "5s". where can i learn about this?

[durand]

That command doesn't manipulate the startup applications. It's a general command for the linux shell which you can find in Applications > Accessories > Terminal. You might want to learn a few commands, it will improve your linux experience greatly!

Here are two good tutorials I found:

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/terminal
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal

The s is for seconds. The ; is so that the sleep command runs and only when it finishes does the other command run.

[durand]

Oh and for the sleep help, you can type man sleep in the terminal. You can use man command for most programs and it will give you the program documentation.

[mbzn]

Thanx alot, i have began with some commands but was unaware of the sleep command as i am currently on beginner documentation...

Thanx again for your help...

[billgoldberg]

If you are serious about learning the cli and the in and outs of a Linux system, these lessons are a must:

http://www.linux.org/lessons/