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Asked: 2026-05-12T19:45:06+00:00

Windows’s Snipping tool can capture the screen, but sometimes I want to capture the

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Windows’s Snipping tool can capture the screen, but sometimes I want to capture the screen after five seconds, such as taking an image being displayed by the webcam. (Run the script and smile at the camera, for example.)

How do I sleep for 5 seconds in a batch file?

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    One hack is to (mis)use the ping command:

    ping 127.0.0.1 -n 6 > nul

    Explanation:

    • ping is a system utility that sends ping requests. ping is available on all versions of Windows.
    • 127.0.0.1 is the IP address of localhost. This IP address is guaranteed to always resolve, be reachable, and immediately respond to pings.
    • -n 6 specifies that there are to be 6 pings. There is a 1s delay between each ping, so for a 5s delay you need to send 6 pings.
    • > nul suppress the output of ping, by redirecting it to nul.
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