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.

Debian                                            June 23 2020                                       NTP_WAIT(8)