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INDEX WATCH

        [MRTCAL\]INDEX WATCH [/TIMEOUT Value]

    Wait for new files added in the directory associated to the input index.
    As soon as new data is detected, the index is updated (same as INDEX UP-
    DATE) and the command returns. There are 3 major waiting modes:
      - INDEX WATCH: wait indefinitely,
      - INDEX WATCH /TIMEOUT Value>0: wait until this time (in  seconds)  is
        elapsed,  and then return normally. Note that you can mimic an infi-
        nite loop by setting a huge value (1 year is ~3e7 seconds),
      - INDEX WATCH /TIMEOUT Value<=0: does not wait.  This  can  be  useful
        when writing generic code including time-outs.

    The  waiting loop can also be stopped with CTRL-C. In this case the com-
    mand will return with an error status.


Gildas manager 2015-03-19