---
name: "wait-for-it"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "wait-for-it"
version: "0.0~git20180723-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wait-for-it"
---

# wait-for-it(8)

script to test and wait on the availability of a TCP host and port

## NAME

wait-for-it - script to test and wait on the availability of a TCP host and port

## SYNOPSIS

wait-for-it host:port \[-s\] \[-t timeout\] \[-- command args\]

## DESCRIPTION

wait-forit is a pure bash script that will wait on the availability of a host and TCP port. It is useful for synchronizing the spin-up of interdependent services, such as linked docker containers. Since it is a pure bash script, it does not have any external dependencies.

## OPTIONS

**-h HOST, --host=HOST** Host or IP under test

- **-p PORT, --port=PORT**

  TCP port under test

- **-s, --strict**

  Only execute subcommand if the test succeeds

- **-q, --quiet**

  Don't output any status messages

- **-t TIMEOUT, --timeout=TIMEOUT**

  Timeout in seconds, zero for no timeout

- **-- COMMAND ARGS**

  Execute command with args after the test finishes

## AUTHOR

Giles Hall