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2.Dt NTP_WAIT @NTP_WAIT_MS@ User Commands
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9.Sh NAME
10.Nm ntp-wait
11.Nd Wait for ntpd to stabilize the system clock
12.Sh SYNOPSIS
13.Nm
14.\" Mixture of short (flag) options and long options
15.Op Fl flags
16.Op Fl flag Op Ar value
17.Op Fl \-option\-name Ns Oo Oo Ns "=| " Oc Ns Ar value Oc
18.Pp
19All arguments must be options.
20.Pp
21.Sh DESCRIPTION
22.Nm
23will send at most
24.Ar num\-tries
25queries to
26.Xr ntpd 8 ,
27sleeping for
28.Ar secs\-between\-tries
29after each status return that says
30.Xr ntpd 8
31has not yet produced a synchronized and stable system clock.
32.Pp
33.Nm
34will do this quietly, unless the
35.Fl v
36flag is provided.
37This can be useful at boot time, to delay the boot sequence until after
38.Ar ntpd \-g 
39has set the time.
40.Sh "OPTIONS"
41.Bl -tag
42.It  Fl n Ar number , Fl \-tries Ns = Ns Ar number 
43Number of times to check ntpd.
44This option takes an integer number as its argument.
45The default
46.Ar number
47for this option is:
48.ti +4
49 100
50.sp
51        The maximum number of times we will check \fBntpd\fP to see if
52        it has been able to synchronize and stabilize the system clock.
53.It  Fl s Ar secs\-between\-tries , Fl \-sleep Ns = Ns Ar secs\-between\-tries 
54How long to sleep between tries.
55This option takes an integer number as its argument.
56The default
57.Ar secs\-between\-tries
58for this option is:
59.ti +4
60 6
61.sp
62        We will sleep for \fIsecs\-between\-tries\fP after each query
63        of \fBntpd\fP that returns "the time is not yet stable".
64.It  Fl v , Fl \-verbose 
65Be verbose.
66.sp
67        By default, \fBntp\-wait\fP is silent.
68        With this option, \fBntp\-wait\fP will provide status information.
69.It Fl \&? , Fl \-help
70Display usage information and exit.
71.It Fl \&! , Fl \-more\-help
72Pass the extended usage information through a pager.
73.It Fl v Op Brq Ar v|c|n  Fl \-version Op Brq Ar v|c|n
74Output version of program and exit.  The default mode is `v', a simple
75version.  The `c' mode will print copyright information and `n' will
76print the full copyright notice.
77.El
78.Sh "EXIT STATUS"
79One of the following exit values will be returned:
80.Bl -tag
81.It 0 " (EXIT_SUCCESS)"
82Successful program execution.
83.It 1 " (EXIT_FAILURE)"
84The operation failed or the command syntax was not valid.
85.It 70 " (EX_SOFTWARE)"
86libopts had an internal operational error.  Please report
87it to autogen\-users@lists.sourceforge.net.  Thank you.
88.El
89.Sh AUTHORS
90.An "Harlan Stenn"
91.Sh NOTES
92This document corresponds to version @VERSION@ of NTP.
93.Pp
94This manual page was \fIAutoGen\fP\-erated from the \fBntp\-wait\fP
95option definitions.
96