used to select the program, defaulting to <samp><span class="file">more</span></samp>. Both will exit
with a status code of 0.
-<pre class="example">calc_tickadj - Calculates "optimal" value for tick given ntp drift file. - Ver. 4.2.7p453
+<pre class="example">calc_tickadj - Calculates "optimal" value for tick given ntp drift file. - Ver. 4.2.7p454
USAGE: calc_tickadj [ -<flag> [<val>] | --<name>[{=| }<val>] ]...
-d, --drift-file=str Ntp drift file to use
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@example
-calc_tickadj - Calculates "optimal" value for tick given ntp drift file. - Ver. 4.2.7p435
+calc_tickadj - Calculates "optimal" value for tick given ntp drift file. - Ver. 4.2.7p454
USAGE: calc_tickadj [ -<flag> [<val>] | --<name>[@{=| @}<val>] ]...
-d, --drift-file=str Ntp drift file to use
-t, --tick=num Tick value of this host
-?, --help Display usage information and exit
- , --more-help Pass the extended usage information through a pager
+ --more-help Pass the extended usage information through a pager
Options are specified by doubled hyphens and their name or by a single
hyphen and the flag character.
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@exampleindent 0
@example
-plot_summary - plot statistics generated by summary script - Ver. 4.2.7p435
+plot_summary - plot statistics generated by summary script - Ver. 4.2.7p456
USAGE: plot_summary [ -<flag> [<val>] | --<name>[@{=| @}<val>] ]...
- , --directory=str Where the summary files are
- , --identifier=str Origin of the data
- , --offset-limit=float Limit of absolute offset
- , --peer=str Peers to generate plots for
+ --directory=str Where the summary files are
+ --identifier=str Origin of the data
+ --offset-limit=float Limit of absolute offset
+ --peer=str Peers to generate plots for
- may appear multiple times
- , --plot-term=str Gnuplot terminal
- , --output-file=str Output file
- , --dont-wait Don't wait for keystroke between plots
+ --plot-term=str Gnuplot terminal
+ --output-file=str Output file
+ --dont-wait Don't wait for keystroke between plots
-?, --help Display usage information and exit
- , --more-help Pass the extended usage information through a pager
+ --more-help Pass the extended usage information through a pager
Options are specified by doubled hyphens and their name or by a single
hyphen and the flag character.
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@exampleindent 0
@example
-summary - compute various stastics from NTP stat files - Ver. 4.2.7p435
+summary - compute various stastics from NTP stat files - Ver. 4.2.7p456
USAGE: summary [ -<flag> [<val>] | --<name>[@{=| @}<val>] ]...
- , --directory=str Directory containing stat files
- , --end-date=num End date
- , --output-directory=str Output directory
- , --peer-dist-limit=float Peer dist limit
- , --skip-time-steps=float Ignore time offsets larger that this
- , --start-date=num Start date
+ --directory=str Directory containing stat files
+ --end-date=num End date
+ --output-directory=str Output directory
+ --peer-dist-limit=float Peer dist limit
+ --skip-time-steps=float Ignore time offsets larger that this
+ --start-date=num Start date
-?, --help Display usage information and exit
- , --more-help Pass the extended usage information through a pager
+ --more-help Pass the extended usage information through a pager
Options are specified by doubled hyphens and their name or by a single
hyphen and the flag character.
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@exampleindent 0
@example
-ntp-wait - Wait for ntpd to stabilize the system clock - Ver. 4.2.7p411
+ntp-wait - Wait for ntpd to stabilize the system clock - Ver. 4.2.7p456
USAGE: ntp-wait [ -<flag> [<val>] | --<name>[@{=| @}<val>] ]...
-n, --tries=num Number of times to check ntpd
-s, --sleep=num How long to sleep between tries
-v, --verbose Be verbose
-?, --help Display usage information and exit
- , --more-help Pass the extended usage information through a pager
+ --more-help Pass the extended usage information through a pager
Options are specified by doubled hyphens and their name or by a single
hyphen and the flag character.
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<h1 class="settitle">Ntp-wait User's Manual</h1>
<div class="node">
+<a name="Top"></a>
<p><hr>
-<a name="Top"></a>Next: <a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#ntp_002dwait-Description">ntp-wait Description</a>,
+Next: <a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#ntp_002dwait-Description">ntp-wait Description</a>,
Previous: <a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="#dir">(dir)</a>,
Up: <a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#dir">(dir)</a>
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+
</div>
<p>This document describes the use of the NTP Project's <code>ntp-wait</code> program.
</ul>
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-<p><hr>
+<a name="ntp-wait-Invocation"></a>
<a name="ntp_002dwait-Invocation"></a>
-<br>
+<p><hr>
+
+
</div>
<h3 class="section">0.1 Invoking ntp-wait</h3>
using the <code>agtexi-cmd</code> template and the option descriptions for the <code>ntp-wait</code> program.
<ul class="menu">
-<li><a accesskey="1" href="#ntp_002dwait-usage">ntp-wait usage</a>: ntp-wait help/usage (<span class="option">--help</span>)
+<li><a accesskey="1" href="#ntp_002dwait-usage">ntp-wait usage</a>: ntp-wait help/usage (<samp><span class="option">--help</span></samp>)
<li><a accesskey="2" href="#ntp_002dwait-tries">ntp-wait tries</a>: tries option (-n)
<li><a accesskey="3" href="#ntp_002dwait-sleep">ntp-wait sleep</a>: sleep option (-s)
<li><a accesskey="4" href="#ntp_002dwait-verbose">ntp-wait verbose</a>: verbose option (-v)
</ul>
<div class="node">
+<a name="ntp-wait-usage"></a>
+<a name="ntp_002dwait-usage"></a>
<p><hr>
-<a name="ntp_002dwait-usage"></a>Next: <a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#ntp_002dwait-tries">ntp-wait tries</a>,
+Next: <a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#ntp_002dwait-tries">ntp-wait tries</a>,
Up: <a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#ntp_002dwait-Invocation">ntp-wait Invocation</a>
-<br>
+
</div>
-<h4 class="subsection">0.1.1 ntp-wait help/usage (<span class="option">--help</span>)</h4>
+<h4 class="subsection">0.1.1 ntp-wait help/usage (<samp><span class="option">--help</span></samp>)</h4>
<p><a name="index-ntp_002dwait-help-3"></a>
This is the automatically generated usage text for ntp-wait.
<p>The text printed is the same whether selected with the <code>help</code> option
-(<span class="option">--help</span>) or the <code>more-help</code> option (<span class="option">--more-help</span>). <code>more-help</code> will print
+(<samp><span class="option">--help</span></samp>) or the <code>more-help</code> option (<samp><span class="option">--more-help</span></samp>). <code>more-help</code> will print
the usage text by passing it through a pager program.
<code>more-help</code> is disabled on platforms without a working
<code>fork(2)</code> function. The <code>PAGER</code> environment variable is
-used to select the program, defaulting to <span class="file">more</span>. Both will exit
+used to select the program, defaulting to <samp><span class="file">more</span></samp>. Both will exit
with a status code of 0.
-<pre class="example">ntp-wait - Wait for ntpd to stabilize the system clock - Ver. 4.2.7p411
+<pre class="example">ntp-wait - Wait for ntpd to stabilize the system clock - Ver. 4.2.7p456
USAGE: ntp-wait [ -<flag> [<val>] | --<name>[{=| }<val>] ]...
-n, --tries=num Number of times to check ntpd
-s, --sleep=num How long to sleep between tries
-v, --verbose Be verbose
-?, --help Display usage information and exit
- , --more-help Pass the extended usage information through a pager
+ --more-help Pass the extended usage information through a pager
Options are specified by doubled hyphens and their name or by a single
hyphen and the flag character.
</pre>
<div class="node">
+<a name="ntp-wait-tries"></a>
+<a name="ntp_002dwait-tries"></a>
<p><hr>
-<a name="ntp_002dwait-tries"></a>Next: <a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#ntp_002dwait-sleep">ntp-wait sleep</a>,
+Next: <a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#ntp_002dwait-sleep">ntp-wait sleep</a>,
Previous: <a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="#ntp_002dwait-usage">ntp-wait usage</a>,
Up: <a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#ntp_002dwait-Invocation">ntp-wait Invocation</a>
-<br>
+
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<h4 class="subsection">0.1.2 tries option (-n)</h4>
The maximum number of times we will check <code>ntpd</code> to see if
it has been able to synchronize and stabilize the system clock.
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+<a name="ntp-wait-sleep"></a>
+<a name="ntp_002dwait-sleep"></a>
<p><hr>
-<a name="ntp_002dwait-sleep"></a>Next: <a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#ntp_002dwait-verbose">ntp-wait verbose</a>,
+Next: <a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#ntp_002dwait-verbose">ntp-wait verbose</a>,
Previous: <a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="#ntp_002dwait-tries">ntp-wait tries</a>,
Up: <a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#ntp_002dwait-Invocation">ntp-wait Invocation</a>
-<br>
+
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<h4 class="subsection">0.1.3 sleep option (-s)</h4>
<p><a name="index-ntp_002dwait_002dsleep-5"></a>
This is the “how long to sleep between tries” option.
-This option takes a number argument <span class="file">secs-between-tries</span>.
- We will sleep for <span class="file">secs-between-tries</span> after each query
+This option takes a number argument <samp><span class="file">secs-between-tries</span></samp>.
+ We will sleep for <samp><span class="file">secs-between-tries</span></samp> after each query
of <code>ntpd</code> that returns "the time is not yet stable".
<div class="node">
+<a name="ntp-wait-verbose"></a>
+<a name="ntp_002dwait-verbose"></a>
<p><hr>
-<a name="ntp_002dwait-verbose"></a>Next: <a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#ntp_002dwait-exit-status">ntp-wait exit status</a>,
+Next: <a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#ntp_002dwait-exit-status">ntp-wait exit status</a>,
Previous: <a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="#ntp_002dwait-sleep">ntp-wait sleep</a>,
Up: <a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#ntp_002dwait-Invocation">ntp-wait Invocation</a>
-<br>
+
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<h4 class="subsection">0.1.4 verbose option (-v)</h4>
By default, <code>ntp-wait</code> is silent.
With this option, <code>ntp-wait</code> will provide status information.
<div class="node">
+<a name="ntp-wait-exit-status"></a>
+<a name="ntp_002dwait-exit-status"></a>
<p><hr>
-<a name="ntp_002dwait-exit-status"></a>Next: <a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#ntp_002dwait-Authors">ntp-wait Authors</a>,
+Next: <a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#ntp_002dwait-Authors">ntp-wait Authors</a>,
Previous: <a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="#ntp_002dwait-verbose">ntp-wait verbose</a>,
Up: <a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#ntp_002dwait-Invocation">ntp-wait Invocation</a>
-<br>
+
</div>
<h4 class="subsection">0.1.5 ntp-wait exit status</h4>
<p>One of the following exit values will be returned:
<dl>
-<dt><span class="samp">0 (EXIT_SUCCESS)</span><dd>Successful program execution.
-<br><dt><span class="samp">1 (EXIT_FAILURE)</span><dd>The operation failed or the command syntax was not valid.
+<dt>‘<samp><span class="samp">0 (EXIT_SUCCESS)</span></samp>’<dd>Successful program execution.
+<br><dt>‘<samp><span class="samp">1 (EXIT_FAILURE)</span></samp>’<dd>The operation failed or the command syntax was not valid.
</dl>
<div class="node">
+<a name="ntp-wait-Authors"></a>
+<a name="ntp_002dwait-Authors"></a>
<p><hr>
-<a name="ntp_002dwait-Authors"></a>Next: <a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#ntp_002dwait-Notes">ntp-wait Notes</a>,
+Next: <a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#ntp_002dwait-Notes">ntp-wait Notes</a>,
Previous: <a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="#ntp_002dwait-exit-status">ntp-wait exit status</a>,
Up: <a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#ntp_002dwait-Invocation">ntp-wait Invocation</a>
-<br>
+
</div>
<h4 class="subsection">0.1.6 ntp-wait Authors</h4>
<div class="node">
+<a name="ntp-wait-Notes"></a>
+<a name="ntp_002dwait-Notes"></a>
<p><hr>
-<a name="ntp_002dwait-Notes"></a>Previous: <a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="#ntp_002dwait-Authors">ntp-wait Authors</a>,
+Previous: <a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="#ntp_002dwait-Authors">ntp-wait Authors</a>,
Up: <a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#ntp_002dwait-Invocation">ntp-wait Invocation</a>
-<br>
+
</div>
<h4 class="subsection">0.1.7 ntp-wait Notes</h4>
#
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# and the template file agtexi-cmd.tpl
@end ignore
@exampleindent 0
@example
-ntpsweep - Print various informations about given ntp servers - Ver. 4.2.7p435
+ntpsweep - Print various informations about given ntp servers - Ver. 4.2.7p456
USAGE: ntpsweep [ -<flag> [<val>] | --<name>[@{=| @}<val>] ]... [hostfile]
-l, --host-list=str Host to execute actions on
-m, --maxlevel=num Traverse peers up to this level (4 is a reasonable number)
-s, --strip=str Strip this string from hostnames
-?, --help Display usage information and exit
- , --more-help Pass the extended usage information through a pager
+ --more-help Pass the extended usage information through a pager
Options are specified by doubled hyphens and their name or by a single
hyphen and the flag character.
used to select the program, defaulting to <samp><span class="file">more</span></samp>. Both will exit
with a status code of 0.
-<pre class="example">ntpsweep - Print various informations about given ntp servers - Ver. 4.2.7p453
+<pre class="example">ntpsweep - Print various informations about given ntp servers - Ver. 4.2.7p456
USAGE: ntpsweep [ -<flag> [<val>] | --<name>[{=| }<val>] ]... [hostfile]
-l, --host-list=str Host to execute actions on
#
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-# It has been AutoGen-ed August 7, 2014 at 09:27:03 AM by AutoGen 5.18.3pre18
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@exampleindent 0
@example
-ntptrace - Trace peers of an NTP server - Ver. 4.2.7p435
+ntptrace - Trace peers of an NTP server - Ver. 4.2.7p456
USAGE: ntptrace [ -<flag> [<val>] | --<name>[@{=| @}<val>] ]... [host]
-n, --numeric Print IP addresses instead of hostnames
-m, --max-hosts=num Maximum number of peers to trace
-r, --host=str Single remote host
-?, --help Display usage information and exit
- , --more-help Pass the extended usage information through a pager
+ --more-help Pass the extended usage information through a pager
Options are specified by doubled hyphens and their name or by a single
hyphen and the flag character.
used to select the program, defaulting to <samp><span class="file">more</span></samp>. Both will exit
with a status code of 0.
-<pre class="example">ntptrace - Trace peers of an NTP server - Ver. 4.2.7p453
+<pre class="example">ntptrace - Trace peers of an NTP server - Ver. 4.2.7p456
USAGE: ntptrace [ -<flag> [<val>] | --<name>[{=| }<val>] ]... [host]
-n, --numeric Print IP addresses instead of hostnames
used to select the program, defaulting to <samp><span class="file">more</span></samp>. Both will exit
with a status code of 0.
-<pre class="example">plot_summary - plot statistics generated by summary script - Ver. 4.2.7p453
+<pre class="example">plot_summary - plot statistics generated by summary script - Ver. 4.2.7p456
USAGE: plot_summary [ -<flag> [<val>] | --<name>[{=| }<val>] ]...
--directory=str Where the summary files are
used to select the program, defaulting to <samp><span class="file">more</span></samp>. Both will exit
with a status code of 0.
-<pre class="example">summary - compute various stastics from NTP stat files - Ver. 4.2.7p453
+<pre class="example">summary - compute various stastics from NTP stat files - Ver. 4.2.7p456
USAGE: summary [ -<flag> [<val>] | --<name>[{=| }<val>] ]...
--directory=str Directory containing stat files