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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
2015-03-01