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<h1 class="settitle">Ntp-wait User's Manual</h1>
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<p>This document describes the use of the NTP Project's <code>ntp-wait</code> program.
<p>If there are time-sensitive applications,
the proper sequence of events is to
run <code>ntpd -g</code> as early as possible,
then invoke all of the non-time-sensitive process,
run <code>ntp-wait</code> to block
until the system's time has stabilized and synchronized,
and only then start any applicaitons (like database servers) that require
accurate and stable time.
<p>This document applies to version 4.2.8p12 of <code>ntp-wait</code>.
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<li><a accesskey="1" href="#ntp_002dwait-Description">ntp-wait Description</a>: Description
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<h3 class="section">0.1 Invoking ntp-wait</h3>
<p><a name="index-ntp_002dwait-1"></a><a name="index-Wait-for-ntpd-to-stabilize-the-system-clock-2"></a>
<p><code>ntp-wait</code>
will send at most
<kbd>num-tries</kbd>
queries to
<code>ntpd(8)</code>,
sleeping for
<kbd>secs-between-tries</kbd>
after each status return that says
<code>ntpd(8)</code>
has not yet produced a synchronized and stable system clock.
<p><code>ntp-wait</code>
will do this quietly, unless the
<code>-v</code>
flag is provided.
This can be useful at boot time, to delay the boot sequence until after
<kbd>ntpd</kbd> <kbd>-g</kbd>
has set the time.
<p>This section was generated by <strong>AutoGen</strong>,
using the <code>agtexi-cmd</code> template and the option descriptions for the <code>ntp-wait</code> program.
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<li><a accesskey="3" href="#ntp_002dwait-sleep">ntp-wait sleep</a>: sleep option (-s)
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<h4 class="subsection">0.1.1 ntp-wait help/usage (<span class="option">--help</span>)</h4>
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This is the automatically generated usage text for ntp-wait.
<p>The text printed is the same whether selected with the <code>help</code> option
(<span class="option">--help</span>) or the <code>more-help</code> option (<span class="option">--more-help</span>). <code>more-help</code> will print
the usage text by passing it through a pager program.
<code>more-help</code> is disabled on platforms without a working
<code>fork(2)</code> function. The <code>PAGER</code> environment variable is
used to select the program, defaulting to <span class="file">more</span>. Both will exit
with a status code of 0.
<pre class="example">ntp-wait - Wait for ntpd to stabilize the system clock - Ver. 4.2.8p12
USAGE: ntp-wait [ -<flag> [<val>] | --<name>[{=| }<val>] ]...
-n, --tries=num Number of times to check ntpd
-s, --sleep=num How long to sleep between tries
-v, --verbose Be verbose
-?, --help Display usage information and exit
--more-help Pass the extended usage text through a pager
Options are specified by doubled hyphens and their name or by a single
hyphen and the flag character.
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<h4 class="subsection">0.1.2 tries option (-n)</h4>
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This is the “number of times to check ntpd” option.
This option takes a number argument.
The maximum number of times we will check <code>ntpd</code> to see if
it has been able to synchronize and stabilize the system clock.
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<h4 class="subsection">0.1.3 sleep option (-s)</h4>
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This is the “how long to sleep between tries” option.
This option takes a number argument <span class="file">secs-between-tries</span>.
We will sleep for <span class="file">secs-between-tries</span> after each query
of <code>ntpd</code> that returns "the time is not yet stable".
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<h4 class="subsection">0.1.4 verbose option (-v)</h4>
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This is the “be verbose” option.
By default, <code>ntp-wait</code> is silent.
With this option, <code>ntp-wait</code> will provide status information.
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<h4 class="subsection">0.1.5 ntp-wait exit status</h4>
<p>One of the following exit values will be returned:
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<dt><span class="samp">0 (EXIT_SUCCESS)</span><dd>Successful program execution.
<br><dt><span class="samp">1 (EXIT_FAILURE)</span><dd>The operation failed or the command syntax was not valid.
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<h4 class="subsection">0.1.6 ntp-wait Authors</h4>
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<h4 class="subsection">0.1.7 ntp-wait Notes</h4>
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