---
name: "bup-tick"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "bup"
version: "0.34-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bup-tick"
---

# bup-tick(1)

wait for up to one second

## NAME

bup-tick - wait for up to one second

## SYNOPSIS

bup tick

## DESCRIPTION

`bup tick` waits until [`time`(2)](/time/2.md) returns a different value than it originally did. Since time() has a granularity of one second, this can cause a delay of up to one second.

This program is useful for writing tests that need to ensure a file date will be seen as modified. It is slightly better than [`sleep`(1)](/sleep/1.md) since it sometimes waits for less than one second.

## EXAMPLES

-

  ```
  $ date; bup tick; date
  Sat Feb  6 16:59:58 EST 2010
  Sat Feb  6 16:59:59 EST 2010
  ```

## BUP

Part of the [`bup`(1)](/bup/1.md) suite.

## AUTHORS

Avery Pennarun ⟨apenwarr@gmail.com⟩\\c.