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retry

Repeat command until it succeeds or a criterion is met. More information: https://github.com/minfrin/retry.
  • Retry a command until it succeeds:
    retry {{command}}
  • Retry a command every n seconds until it succeeds:
    retry --delay={{n}} {{command}}
  • Give up after n attempts:
    retry --times={{n}} {{command}}

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