Hi all, Is there a 'sleep' command in mysql? I'm trying to take a backup of MySQL instance from a ksh script, and I want to lock all the tables before I take a back of all datafiles. So, once I issue the lock tables command and exit the session to take backup of the OS files, the session (and there by the lock) is lost. So, I'm trying to issue a lock command from one script and let it sleep till my backup is completed. Any help is appreciated.
Thankx in advance, SB
