gnu parallel: how to set the limit per second

Question

I need to use parallel and set the rate limit per second, because I need to query an API that has a "5 per second" rate limit.

Do I must combine -n5 and --timeout 1?

Thank you

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 25 '20 at 19:05

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You are looking for --delay 0.2.

answered Oct 25 '20 at 19:05

Ole Tange

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