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# retry
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Retry any shell command
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[](https://ci.thegeeklab.de/repos/thegeeklab/retry)
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[](https://hub.docker.com/r/thegeeklab/retry)
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[](https://quay.io/repository/thegeeklab/retry)
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[](https://github.com/thegeeklab/retry/graphs/contributors)
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[](https://github.com/thegeeklab/retry)
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[](https://github.com/thegeeklab/retry/blob/main/LICENSE)
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Retry any shell command with exponential backoff or constant delay.
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## Instructions
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Install:
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retry is a shell script, so drop it somewhere and make sure it's added to your \$PATH. Or you can use the following one-liner:
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```Shell
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curl -SsfL -o /usr/local/bin/retry https://raw.githubusercontent.com/thegeeklab/retry/main/retry && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/retry
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```
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## Usage
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Help:
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```Shell
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retry -?
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Usage: retry [options] -- execute command
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-h, -?, --help
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-v, --verbose Verbose output
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-t, --tries=# Set max retries: Default 10
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-s, --sleep=secs Constant sleep amount (seconds)
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-m, --min=secs Exponential Backoff: minimum sleep amount (seconds): Default 0.3
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-x, --max=secs Exponential Backoff: maximum sleep amount (seconds): Default 60
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-f, --fail="script +cmds" Fail Script: run in case of final failure
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```
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## Examples
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No problem:
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```Shell
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retry echo u work good
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u work good
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```
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Test functionality:
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```Shell
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retry 'echo "y u no work"; false'
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y u no work
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Before retry #1: sleeping 0.3 seconds
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y u no work
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Before retry #2: sleeping 0.6 seconds
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y u no work
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Before retry #3: sleeping 1.2 seconds
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y u no work
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Before retry #4: sleeping 2.4 seconds
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y u no work
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Before retry #5: sleeping 4.8 seconds
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y u no work
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Before retry #6: sleeping 9.6 seconds
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y u no work
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Before retry #7: sleeping 19.2 seconds
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y u no work
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Before retry #8: sleeping 38.4 seconds
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y u no work
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Before retry #9: sleeping 60.0 seconds
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y u no work
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Before retry #10: sleeping 60.0 seconds
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y u no work
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etc..
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```
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Limit retries:
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```Shell
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retry -t 4 'echo "y u no work"; false'
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y u no work
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Before retry #1: sleeping 0.3 seconds
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y u no work
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Before retry #2: sleeping 0.6 seconds
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y u no work
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Before retry #3: sleeping 1.2 seconds
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y u no work
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Before retry #4: sleeping 2.4 seconds
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y u no work
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Retries exhausted
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```
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Bad command:
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```Shell
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retry poop
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bash: poop: command not found
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```
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Fail command:
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```Shell
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retry -t 3 -f 'echo "oh poopsickles"' 'echo "y u no work"; false'
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y u no work
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Before retry #1: sleeping 0.3 seconds
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y u no work
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Before retry #2: sleeping 0.6 seconds
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y u no work
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Before retry #3: sleeping 1.2 seconds
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y u no work
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Retries exhausted, running fail script
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oh poopsickles
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```
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Last attempt passed:
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```Shell
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retry -t 3 -- 'if [ $RETRY_ATTEMPT -eq 3 ]; then echo Passed at attempt $RETRY_ATTEMPT; true; else echo Failed at attempt $RETRY_ATTEMPT; false; fi;'
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Failed at attempt 0
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Before retry #1: sleeping 0.3 seconds
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Failed at attempt 1
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Before retry #2: sleeping 0.6 seconds
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Failed at attempt 2
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Before retry #3: sleeping 1.2 seconds
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Passed at attempt 3
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```
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## Contributors
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Special thanks to all [contributors](https://github.com/thegeeklab/retry/graphs/contributors). If you would like to contribute, please see the [instructions](https://github.com/thegeeklab/retry/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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## License
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This project is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License - see the [LICENSE](https://github.com/thegeeklab/retry/blob/main/LICENSE) file for details.
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