Category : Alternate Operating Systems - Quarterdeck DesqView, CP/M, etc
Archive   : WTFOR058.ZIP
Filename : WAITFOR.REF

Waitfor Option Summary

Option Action Errorlevel
------- ----------------------------------------------- ----------
-Dn Sleep for 'n' 100ths seconds when idle. *

-Tn Wait for 'n' seconds. 40

-! Wait for multiple exit conditions to be *
met before exiting.

-& Wait for multiple exit conditions to be *
met before exiting, all conditions must be
true at the time of exit.

-Fn Do not exit until there is at least 'n' **
(in K) free memory.

-Ahh:mm:ss Wait until the time specified as 'hh:mm:ss'. 1

-Ename Wait for the file 'name' to exist. 10

-Nname Wait for the file 'name' to not exist. 11

-K Kill the file(s) specified the -e option when found. *

-C Create the file specified by the -n option if it *
does not exist.

-Rn Specify retry count for -e and -k options. *

-q Suppress copyright display. *

-MEname Wait for the mailbox 'name' to exist. 20

-MNname Wait for the mailbox 'name' to not exist. 21

-MK Kill the mailbox specified by the -me option *
when found.

-MC Create the mailbox specified by the -mn option *
if it does not exist.

-MMname Create a mailbox named 'name', unconditional. *

-MDname Destroy a mailbox named 'name', unconditional. *

-WEspec Wait until the wildcard 'spec' exists. 30

-WNspec Wait until the wildcard 'spec' does not exist. 31

-XAn Test for 'n' available memory. 35 = yes
36 = no

-XFname Test file 'name' for existence. 15 = yes
16 = no

-XMname Test mailbox 'name' for existence. 25 = yes
26 = no

* Errorlevel will be that of the last condition that became true.

** When used with other options the other options'
errorlevel will be used, or 0 if -f is the only option.