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| 1<html lang="en"> 2<head> 3<title>Ntp-wait User's Manual</title> 4<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html"> 5<meta name="description" content="Ntp-wait User's Manual"> 6<meta name="generator" content="makeinfo 4.7"> 7<link title="Top" rel="top" href="#Top"> 8<link href="http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/" rel="generator-home" title="Texinfo Homepage"> --- 25 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 34the proper sequence of events is to 35run <code>ntpd -g</code> as early as possible, 36then invoke all of the non-time-sensitive process, 37run <code>ntp-wait</code> to block 38until the system's time has stabilized and synchronized, 39and only then start any applicaitons (like database servers) that require 40accurate and stable time. 41 | 1<html lang="en"> 2<head> 3<title>Ntp-wait User's Manual</title> 4<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html"> 5<meta name="description" content="Ntp-wait User's Manual"> 6<meta name="generator" content="makeinfo 4.7"> 7<link title="Top" rel="top" href="#Top"> 8<link href="http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/" rel="generator-home" title="Texinfo Homepage"> --- 25 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 34the proper sequence of events is to 35run <code>ntpd -g</code> as early as possible, 36then invoke all of the non-time-sensitive process, 37run <code>ntp-wait</code> to block 38until the system's time has stabilized and synchronized, 39and only then start any applicaitons (like database servers) that require 40accurate and stable time. 41 |
| 42 <p>This document applies to version 4.2.8p5 of <code>ntp-wait</code>. | 42 <p>This document applies to version 4.2.8p6 of <code>ntp-wait</code>. |
| 43 44<div class="shortcontents"> 45<h2>Short Contents</h2> 46<ul> 47</ul> 48</div> 49 50<ul class="menu"> --- 58 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 109 <p>The text printed is the same whether selected with the <code>help</code> option 110(<span class="option">--help</span>) or the <code>more-help</code> option (<span class="option">--more-help</span>). <code>more-help</code> will print 111the usage text by passing it through a pager program. 112<code>more-help</code> is disabled on platforms without a working 113<code>fork(2)</code> function. The <code>PAGER</code> environment variable is 114used to select the program, defaulting to <span class="file">more</span>. Both will exit 115with a status code of 0. 116 | 43 44<div class="shortcontents"> 45<h2>Short Contents</h2> 46<ul> 47</ul> 48</div> 49 50<ul class="menu"> --- 58 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 109 <p>The text printed is the same whether selected with the <code>help</code> option 110(<span class="option">--help</span>) or the <code>more-help</code> option (<span class="option">--more-help</span>). <code>more-help</code> will print 111the usage text by passing it through a pager program. 112<code>more-help</code> is disabled on platforms without a working 113<code>fork(2)</code> function. The <code>PAGER</code> environment variable is 114used to select the program, defaulting to <span class="file">more</span>. Both will exit 115with a status code of 0. 116 |
| 117<pre class="example">ntp-wait - Wait for ntpd to stabilize the system clock - Ver. 4.2.8p5 | 117<pre class="example">ntp-wait - Wait for ntpd to stabilize the system clock - Ver. 4.2.8p6 |
| 118USAGE: ntp-wait [ -<flag> [<val>] | --<name>[{=| }<val>] ]... 119 120 -n, --tries=num Number of times to check ntpd 121 -s, --sleep=num How long to sleep between tries 122 -v, --verbose Be verbose 123 -?, --help Display usage information and exit 124 --more-help Pass the extended usage text through a pager 125 --- 83 unchanged lines hidden --- | 118USAGE: ntp-wait [ -<flag> [<val>] | --<name>[{=| }<val>] ]... 119 120 -n, --tries=num Number of times to check ntpd 121 -s, --sleep=num How long to sleep between tries 122 -v, --verbose Be verbose 123 -?, --help Display usage information and exit 124 --more-help Pass the extended usage text through a pager 125 --- 83 unchanged lines hidden --- |