---
name: "jack_wait"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "jack-example-tools"
version: "4-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/jack_wait"
---

# jack\_wait(1)

JACK toolkit client to check and wait for existence/exit of jackd.

## NAME

jack\_wait - JACK toolkit client to check and wait for existence/exit of jackd.

## SYNOPSIS

**jack\_wait** \[ *-s* \| *--server* servername \] \[ *-t* \| *--timeout* timeout\_seconds \[ *-cqwhv* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**jack\_wait** When invoked with *-c* it only checks for the existence of a jack server. When invoked with *-w* the program will wait for a jackd to be available. The *-q* makes it wait for the jackd to exit.

## OPTIONS

- **-w**, **--wait**

  Wait for jackd to be available.

- **-q**, **--quit**

  Wait for jackd quit.

- **-c**, **--check**

  Only check for existence of jackd, and exit.

- **-s**, **--server** *servername*

  Connect to the jack server named *servername*

- **-t**, **--timeout** *timeout\_seconds*

  Only wait *timeout\_seconds*.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Display help/usage message

- **-v**, **--version**

  Output version information and exit