#+TITLE: Code block modifiers We have the following process, but it will take 5 seconds to start... #+name: waits-5-seconds #+begin_src sh :sleep 2 echo "Wait..." for i in `seq 1 4`; do echo $i echo $i >> out.log sleep 1 done echo "Now done!" #+end_src This one on the other hand starts as soon as possible: #+name: does-not-wait #+begin_src sh echo "whoosh" > out.log #+end_src #+name: timeout-in-3-seconds #+begin_src sh :timeout 5 while true; do echo "Eventually will timeout..." sleep 1 done #+end_src