wait
Introduction
wait is a program which waits for either a thing to exist, or for
a specified amount of time (whichever occurs first).
Usage
wait [thingname] [-wait period]
- thingname
-
The name of the thing which should exist.
- period
-
Specify the maximum waiting period. The unit is approximately 1/50 of a
second. If no maximum waiting period is given, the program will wait
forever, until the given thing exists.
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last edited January 30, 1996