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author | Lars Wirzenius <liw@iki.fi> | 2008-05-18 19:10:23 +0300 |
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committer | Lars Wirzenius <liw@iki.fi> | 2008-05-18 19:10:23 +0300 |
commit | e165403ab724c75904a515b45414b79c9e4869bb (patch) | |
tree | f6fe868091e3a19672f1a798b3390f3db6c13790 /do-until.1 | |
parent | 3f3a80da85b20dcf1ef7f7a3a20ec97422e95691 (diff) | |
download | extrautils-e165403ab724c75904a515b45414b79c9e4869bb.tar.gz |
Updated the do-until manual page.
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@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ do-until \- repeat a command until it succeeds .SH SYNOPSIS .B do-until +.RB [ -nv ] +.RB [ --no-act ] +.RB [ --verbose ] +.RB [ --max-tries = \fICOUNT ] +.RB [ --sleep = \fISECS ] +.RB [ -- ] .I command .IR arg ... .SH DESCRIPTION @@ -30,3 +36,26 @@ If this matters, you may need to invoke the command you need via "sh -c 'foo > bar'" or some similar incantation. See your shell manual for details. +.SH OPTIONS +.TP +.BR -h ", " --help +Write out a short usage summary. +.TP +.BR -n ", " --no-act +Do not run the command, just pretend to run it. +Also pretend it always succeeds. +.TP +.BR -v ", " --verbose +Write the command out before executing it. +.TP +.BR --sleep =\fISECS +Wait +.I SECS +seconds before re-trying a command. +(Default is 1.) +.TP +.BR --max-tries =\fICOUNT +Try at most +COUNT +times, with 0 meaning forever. +(Default is 0.) |