delay execution within a batch file for a specified number of milliseconds

with the free open source sfk sleep command for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Raspberry Pi.

- download the free Swiss File Knife Base from Sourceforge.
- open the Windows CMD command line, Mac OS X Terminal or Linux shell.
- OS X : type mv sfk-mac-i686.exe sfk and chmod +x sfk then ./sfk
- Linux: type mv sfk-linux.exe sfk    and chmod +x sfk then ./sfk
  OS X and Linux syntax may differ, check the help within the tool.

sfk sleep msec

delay execution for a number of milliseconds.

web reference
   http://stahlworks.com/sfk-sleep

usage example:

   runapache.bat:
   start sfk sleep 3000 +tail -f logs\access.log -pat "GET * 404 "
   apache.exe

      creates an error log viewer, and runs apache in parallel.
      sfk will wait 3 seconds before tail goes active.

sfk is a free open-source tool, running instantly without installation efforts. no DLL's,
no registry changes - just get sfk.exe from the zip package and use it (binaries for
windows, linux and mac are included).