NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

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

              All arguments must be options.

DESCRIPTION

     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.

OPTIONS

     -n number, --tries=number
                 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.

     -s secs-between-tries, --sleep=secs-between-tries
                 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".

     -v, --verbose
                 Be verbose.

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

     -?, --help  Display usage information and exit.

     -!, --more-help
                 Pass the extended usage information through a pager.

     -v [{v|c|n --version [{v|c|n}]}]
                 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.

EXIT STATUS

     One of the following exit values will be returned:

     0  (EXIT_SUCCESS)
                   Successful program execution.

     1  (EXIT_FAILURE)
                   The operation failed or the command syntax was not valid.

     70  (EX_SOFTWARE)
                   libopts had an internal operational error.  Please report it to
                   autogen-users@lists.sourceforge.net.  Thank you.

AUTHORS

     Harlan Stenn

NOTES

     This document corresponds to version 4.2.8p15 of NTP.

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