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.TH man 8 "29 April 2016" "1.0" "wait-for-it man page"
.SH NAME
wait-for-it \- script to test and wait on the availability of a TCP host and port
.SH SYNOPSIS
wait-for-it host:port [-s] [-t timeout] [-- command args]
.SH DESCRIPTION
wait-forit is a pure bash script that will wait on the availability of a host and TCP port. It is useful for synchronizing the spin-up of interdependent services, such as linked docker containers. Since it is a pure bash script, it does not have any external dependencies.
.SH OPTIONS
.B \-h HOST, \-\-host=HOST
Host or IP under test
.TP
.B \-p PORT, \-\-port=PORT
TCP port under test
.TP
.B \-s, \-\-strict
Only execute subcommand if the test succeeds
.TP
.B \-q, \-\-quiet
Don't output any status messages
.TP
.B \-t TIMEOUT, \-\-timeout=TIMEOUT
Timeout in seconds, zero for no timeout
.TP
.B \-\- COMMAND ARGS
Execute command with args after the test finishes
.SH AUTHOR
Giles Hall