Repeat a command until a command succeeds. Retry captures stdin into memory as the data is passed to the repeated command, and this captured stdin is then replayed should the command be repeated. This makes it possible to embed the retry tool into shell pipelines.
Repeat a command until a command succeeds. Retry captures stdin into memory as the data is passed to the repeated command, and this captured stdin is then replayed should the command be repeated. This makes it possible to embed the retry tool into shell pipelines.
To install retry, run the following command in macOS terminal (Applications->Utilities->Terminal)
sudo port install retry
To see what files were installed by retry, run:
port contents retry
To later upgrade retry, run:
sudo port selfupdate && sudo port upgrade retry
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