topic Re: Difference between timeout and sleep in Operating System - Linux https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/difference-between-timeout-and-sleep/m-p/4155015#M63695 Allright.say for example<BR /> scp kl@19.0.0.1:/tmp/logs .<BR />so i should specify timeout before or after the scp command. Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:34:07 GMT Karthik_sg 2008-03-07T10:34:07Z Difference between timeout and sleep https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/difference-between-timeout-and-sleep/m-p/4155013#M63693 Hi can any tell me the difference between timeout and sleep.Thanks in advance. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:16:56 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/difference-between-timeout-and-sleep/m-p/4155013#M63693 Karthik_sg 2008-03-04T12:16:56Z Re: Difference between timeout and sleep https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/difference-between-timeout-and-sleep/m-p/4155014#M63694 Talking about what? You say timeout when expires the time for an given event. You say sleep when you want to intentionally wait some time. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:50:45 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/difference-between-timeout-and-sleep/m-p/4155014#M63694 Ivan Ferreira 2008-03-04T12:50:45Z Re: Difference between timeout and sleep https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/difference-between-timeout-and-sleep/m-p/4155015#M63695 Allright.say for example<BR /> scp kl@19.0.0.1:/tmp/logs .<BR />so i should specify timeout before or after the scp command. Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:34:07 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/difference-between-timeout-and-sleep/m-p/4155015#M63695 Karthik_sg 2008-03-07T10:34:07Z