Ah ha! Thanks for the private tip 4 minutes ago. This works!: saftey_seconds=5 PROMPT_COMMAND='if ((SECONDS==0)); then echo TOO FAST HOLMES, waiting '\ $saftey_seconds' seconds or hit ^C; sleep '$saftey_seconds'; else SECONDS=0; fi'
Hope somebody documents it somewhere as otherwise, well, "the shell is just a gaping mouth..."
