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6 lxc-wait - wait for a specific container state
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9 lxc-wait {-n name} {-s states}
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12 lxc-wait waits for a specific container state before exiting, this is
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16 -s, --state states
17 Specify the container state(s) to wait for. The container states
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20 -t, --timeout timeout
21 Wait timeout seconds for desired state to be reached.
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24 These options are common to most of lxc commands.
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26 -?, -h, --help
27 Print a longer usage message than normal.
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29 --usage
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35 -P, --lxcpath=PATH
36 Use an alternate container path. The default is /var/lib/lxc.
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39 Output to an alternate log FILE. The default is no log.
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42 Set log priority to LEVEL. The default log priority is ERROR.
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51 Use container identifier NAME. The container identifier format
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55 Specify the configuration file to configure the virtualization
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62 --version
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66 lxc-wait -n foo -s RUNNING
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69 lxc-wait -n foo -s 'RUNNING|STOPPED'
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78 lxc(7), lxc-create(1), lxc-copy(1), lxc-destroy(1), lxc-start(1), lxc-
79 stop(1), lxc-execute(1), lxc-console(1), lxc-monitor(1), lxc-wait(1),
80 lxc-cgroup(1), lxc-ls(1), lxc-info(1), lxc-freeze(1), lxc-unfreeze(1),
81 lxc-attach(1), lxc.conf(5)
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