DEIMOS user script wfifcs

Name

wfifcs -- wait for new DEIMOS FCS image to be written to disk

Purpose

With no argument, wait for a new FCS image to be written to disk
in the FCS output directory, and print the name of the image to STDOUT.
With an argument, loop until the given number of images is written.

Usage

wfi [-nowait] [-silent] [n]

Arguments

-nowait = do not wait if image not in progress; return immediately
-silent = do not print image name
n = number of images to wait for [default=1]

Output

Full image name is written to stdout.

Restrictions

- If started during image readout, will not return the current image

Exit values

0 = normal completion
1 = wrong number of arguments

Example

1) Wait until next FCS image has been written to disk:
wfifcs

2) Wait until 5 FCS images have been written to disk:
wfifcs 5

3) Wait only if an image is being taken...
wfifcs -n