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KEYWAIT(1) keywait KEYWAIT(1)

NAME

keywait - wait for key pressed or timeout

SYNOPSIS

keywait [-t | --text | msg] [-s | --timeout | seconds] [--help] [--version]

DESCRIPTION

keywait is a utility that pauses execution until the user presses a key or a specified timeout period elapses, whichever happens first.

This command is primarily for shell scripts to prompt the user to continue or to pause for a specified amount of time.

OPTIONS

-t, --text msg

Text to display to the user while waiting. The default message is "Please press any key...".

-s, --timeout seconds

Set the timeout in seconds. If the user does not press a key within this time frame, the program will terminate automatically. The default is 5 seconds. A value of 0 will disable the timeout.

-h, --help

Display a help list describing the usage and options.

-v, --version

Print the program version information.

EXIT STATUS

keywait returns 0 if a key was pressed or the timeout occurred successfully.

09/29/2026 rdi-installer 1.0.0