NAME

       waitfor - wait for a file action, with timeout.

SYNOPSIS

       waitfor [-t seconds] [-n] file

DESCRIPTION

       waitfor will wait for a file to appear, or with the -n option, for a file to disappear.
       If a timeout is provided, with the [-t] option, if the file action doesn't happen within
       the time specified, the program will exit.

RETURN VALUES

       The program will return 0 if the file action happens.  If no timeout is specified, waitfor
       will wait forever.  If a timeout is specified, and the file action does not happen within
       the timeout specified, waitfor will return 1.

SEE ALSO

       pam_sshauth(8),

AUTHOR

       waitfor was written by Scott Balneaves <sbalneav@ltsp.org>.

                                            2013/02/24                                 WAITFOR(1)