---
name: "waitfor"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libpam-sshauth"
version: "0.4.1-2+b1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/waitfor"
---

# waitfor(1)

wait for a file action, with timeout.

## NAME

waitfor - wait for a file action, with timeout.

## SYNOPSIS

**waitfor** \[-t *seconds*\] \[-n\] file

## DESCRIPTION

**waitfor** will wait for a file to appear, or with the -n option, for a file to disappear.  If a timeout is provided, with the \[-t\] option, if the file action doesn't happen within the time specified, the program will exit.

## RETURN VALUES

The program will return 0 if the file action happens.  If no timeout is specified, **waitfor** will wait forever.  If a timeout is specified, and the file action does not happen within the timeout specified, **waitfor** will return 1.

## SEE ALSO

[**pam\_sshauth**(8)](/pam_sshauth/8.md),

## AUTHOR

waitfor was written by Scott Balneaves \<sbalneav@ltsp.org\>.