1ntp-wait(8)                      User Commands                     ntp-wait(8)
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NAME

6       ntp-wait - Wait for ntpd to stabilize the system clock
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SYNOPSIS

9       ntp-wait [-flags] [-flag [value]] [--option-name[[=| ]value]]
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11       All arguments must be options.
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DESCRIPTION

15       ntp-wait  will  send at most num-tries queries to ntpd(8), sleeping for
16       secs-between-tries after each status return that says ntpd(8)  has  not
17       yet produced a synchronized and stable system clock.
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19       ntp-wait  will  do  this quietly, unless the -v flag is provided.  This
20       can be useful at boot time, to delay the boot sequence until after ntpd
21       -g has set the time.
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OPTIONS

24       -n number, --tries=number
25              Number  of  times  to  check ntpd.  This option takes an integer
26              number as its argument.  The default number for this option is:
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29                      The maximum number of times we will check ntpd to see if
30                      it has been able to synchronize and stabilize the system
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33       -s secs-between-tries, --sleep=secs-between-tries
34              How  long  to sleep between tries.  This option takes an integer
35              number as its argument.  The default secs-between-tries for this
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39                      We will sleep for secs-between-tries after each query
40                      of ntpd that returns "the time is not yet stable".
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42       -v, --verbose
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45                      By default, ntp-wait is silent.
46                      With  this option, ntp-wait will provide status informa‐
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49       -?, --help
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52       -!, --more-help
53              Pass the extended usage information through a pager.
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55       -v [{v|c|n --version [{v|c|n}]}]
56              Output version of program and exit.  The default mode is `v',  a
57              simple  version.   The `c' mode will print copyright information
58              and `n' will print the full copyright notice.
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EXIT STATUS

61       One of the following exit values will be returned:
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67              The operation failed or the command syntax was not valid.
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70              libopts had an internal operational error.  Please report it  to
71              autogen-users@lists.sourceforge.net.  Thank you.
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AUTHORS

74       Harlan Stenn
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NOTES

77       This document corresponds to version 4.2.8p15 of NTP.
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79       This  manual  page  was AutoGen-erated from the ntp-wait option defini‐
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