---
title: "Sleep forever"
url: https://perrotta.dev/2024/06/sleep-forever/
last_updated: 2025-09-05
---


The following commands will make the shell sleep indefinitely:

```shell
sleep inf
```

```shell
sleep infinity
```

Previously I would call a command such as a `while true` loop or the `yes`
utility, but `sleep` is also handy.