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diff --git a/man/man1/try.1df b/man/man1/try.1df new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d982c1d3 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/man1/try.1df @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +.TH TRY 1df "August 2016" "Manual page for try" +.SH NAME +.B try +\- attempt a command up to a certain number of times until it succeeds +.SH USAGE +.B try +[-n ATTEMPTS] [-s SLEEP] [--] COMMAND... +.SH DESCRIPTION +Runs the given command up to a fixed number of times until it exits zero. If +all attempts fail, writes buffered error output from all attempts to stderr. +.P +Option -n specifies the number of attempts, defaulting to 3; option -s +specifies in seconds how long to sleep between attempts, defaulting to 0. +Options may be terminated with --. The remaining arguments are the command to +run. +.P + $ try maybe + $ try -n5 -s10 gms +.SH SEE ALSO +maybe(1df) +.SH AUTHOR +Tom Ryder <tom@sanctum.geek.nz> |