in

Schedule command

$ in [2h] [command]

$ in [14:30] [command]

$ in [30m] [command]

$ in [1d] [command]

in time command

in is a simple command scheduler that runs commands after a specified delay. It provides an alternative to at with simpler time syntax.
The tool backgrounds the sleep and command execution. Output is typically mailed or discarded.
in schedules commands with delay.

TIME

Time specification (e.g., 2h, 30m, 1d, 14:30).

Command to execute.

Hours suffix.

Minutes suffix.

Days suffix.

Shell-dependent implementation. Not POSIX standard. Consider at for portability.

in is a simplified scheduling utility found in some shell environments as an alias or script wrapper around sleep and command execution.

at(1), sleep(1), cron(8), batch(1)