---
name: "ondelay"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "hylafax-server"
version: "3:6.0.7-11.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ondelay"
---

# ondelay(8)

open device without waiting for carrier

## NAME

ondelay - open device without waiting for carrier

## SYNOPSIS

**/usr/sbin/ondelay**

## DESCRIPTION

**ondelay** is invoked by **faxaddmodem** and **probemodem** to open a device without waiting for a carrier.

This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution (but may be used by others), because the original program does not have a manual page.

## SEE ALSO

*hylafax*(5), [*faxaddmodem*(8)](/faxaddmodem/8.md), [*probemodem*(8)](/probemodem/8.md)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Dermot Bradley \<bradley@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system.