---
name: "zvol_wait"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "zfsutils-linux"
version: "2.3.9-0+deb13u1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/zvol_wait"
---

# zvol\_wait(1)

wait for ZFS volume links to appear in /dev

## NAME

**zvol\_wait** – wait for ZFS volume links to appear in /dev

## SYNOPSIS

**zvol\_wait**

## DESCRIPTION

When a ZFS pool is imported, the volumes within it will appear as block devices. As they're registered, [udev(7)](/udev/7.md) asynchronously creates symlinks under */dev/zvol* using the volumes' names. **zvol\_wait** will wait for all those symlinks to be created before exiting.

## SEE ALSO

[udev(7)](/udev/7.md)