### `ntp-wait` - waits until ntpd is in synchronized state

Last update: 12-Jul-2011 22:03 UTC

#### Synopsis

`ntp-wait [ -v ] [ -n tries ] [ -s seconds ]`

#### Description

The `ntp-wait` program blocks until ntpd is in synchronized state. This can be useful at boot time, to delay the boot sequence until after "ntpd -g" has set the time.

#### Command Line Options

`-n tries`
  Number of tries before giving up. The default is 1000.
`-s seconds`
  Seconds to sleep between tries. The default is 6 seconds.
`-v`
  Be verbose.