# pause (Matlab function)

Halt execution temporarily

## Matlab/Scilab equivalent

Matlab | Scilab

    pause

    xpause - halt

## Particular cases

Scilab equivalent for Matlab pause(n) is xpause(1000*n).

The Matlab expression pause is translated into Scilab by halt():

  Scilab halt() and Matlab pause are equivalents.

pause on/off:

  There is no Scilab equivalent for Matlab pause on or pause off