bpkg-retry
bpkg-retry
Retry any shell command with configurable attempts and exponential backoff. Useful for flaky network calls, waiting for services to start, and resilient CI scripts.
Installation
bpkg install tuvistavie/bpkg-retry
Usage
source bpkg_modules/bpkg-retry/retry.sh
# Retry up to 5 times with 2s base delay
retry 5 curl -f https://api.example.com/health
# Exponential backoff: 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s...
retry --backoff 3 my_flaky_command
# Custom delay
retry --attempts 10 --delay 5 ping -c1 google.com
Options
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--attempts |
3 |
Maximum number of tries |
--delay |
1 |
Initial delay in seconds |
--backoff |
1 |
Multiply delay by this factor each attempt |
--verbose |
off | Print attempt number |
Install
install bpkg-retry
Repository
License
MIT
Version
1.1.0
Category
Author
Dependencies
No explicit dependencies.
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