try_repeat tries to run a command n times, exiting early if the command exits with a non-zero exit code. This is useful when trying to find intermittent failures in a command.
Latest release: try_repeat-0.2.0 (2023-01-29)
"$@" rather than eval to execute <command>. This preserves spaces
in <command> (e.g. those contained in quotes), and thus, in general, tends
to better match the user’s expectations about what command will actually be
executed.Repository (issues, PRs, etc.)
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try_repeat [-hv] <count> <command> [<arg1> ... <argn>]
Options:
-v | Print out the iteration number before executing <command> |
try_repeat exits with the exit code of the last iteration of <command>
$ try_repeat 3 ls /etc/motd /etc/motd /etc/motd /etc/motd $ echo $? 0 $ try_repeat 3 ls /doesntexist ls: /doesntexist: No such file or directory $ echo $? 1 $ try_repeat -v 3 ls /etc/motd ===> 1: ls /etc/motd /etc/motd ===> 2: ls /etc/motd /etc/motd ===> 3: ls /etc/motd /etc/motd