Man1 - ntp-wait.1

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

ntp-wait [*-flags*] [*-flag* [/value/]] [*–option-name*[[=| ]/value/]]

All arguments must be options.

ntp-wait will send at most num-tries queries to =ntpd=(8), sleeping for secs-between-tries after each status return that says =ntpd=(8) has not yet produced a synchronized and stable system clock.

ntp-wait will do this quietly, unless the -v flag is provided. This can be useful at boot time, to delay the boot sequence until after ntpd -g has set the time.

Number of times to check ntpd. This option takes an integer number as its argument. The default number for this option is:

100

The maximum number of times we will check ntpd to see if it has been able to synchronize and stabilize the system clock.

How long to sleep between tries. This option takes an integer number as its argument. The default secs-between-tries for this option is:

6

We will sleep for secs-between-tries after each query of ntpd that returns “the time is not yet stable”.

Be verbose.

By default, ntp-wait is silent. With this option, ntp-wait will provide status information.

Display usage information and exit.

Pass the extended usage information through a pager.

Output version of program and exit. The default mode is `v’, a simple version. The `c’ mode will print copyright information and `n’ will print the full copyright notice.

One of the following exit values will be returned:

Successful program execution.

The operation failed or the command syntax was not valid.

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This document corresponds to version 4.2.8p15 of NTP.

This manual page was AutoGen-erated from the ntp-wait option definitions.