---
name: "keywait"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ucommon-utils"
version: "7.0.1-0.4+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/keywait"
---

# keywait(1)

pause and wait for input.

## NAME

keywait - pause and wait for input.

## SYNOPSIS

**keywait** \[*options*\] \[*prompt*\]\

## DESCRIPTION

Pause and wait for keyboard input.  A prompt can be displayed to the user, and the timeout to wait for keyboard input can be specified.  Before waiting any pending input is automatically flushed.  If no timeout is specified then keywait will wait forever.

## OPTIONS

- **--timeout=***seconds*

  Specify number of seconds to wait for input.

- **--help**

  Outputs help screen for the user.

## EXIT CODES

Returns 0 if keyboard entry was received.  1 if timeout.  2 for any error.

## AUTHOR

**keywait** was written by David Sugar \<dyfet@gnutelephony.org\>.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to bug-commoncpp@gnu.org or bugs@gnutelephony.org.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2013-2014 David Sugar, Tycho Softworks.\
 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.