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-## wait-for-it
+# wait-for-it
 
-`wait-for-it.sh` is a pure bash script that will wait on the availability of a host and TCP port.  It is useful for synchronizing the spin-up of interdependent services, such as linked docker containers.  Since it is a pure bash script, it does not have any external dependencies.
+`wait-for-it.sh` is a pure bash script that will wait on the availability of a
+host and TCP port.  It is useful for synchronizing the spin-up of
+interdependent services, such as linked docker containers.  Since it is a pure
+bash script, it does not have any external dependencies.
 
 ## Usage
 
-```
+```text
 wait-for-it.sh host:port [-s] [-t timeout] [-- command args]
 -h HOST | --host=HOST       Host or IP under test
 -p PORT | --port=PORT       TCP port under test
@@ -18,36 +21,43 @@ wait-for-it.sh host:port [-s] [-t timeout] [-- command args]
 
 ## Examples
 
-For example, let's test to see if we can access port 80 on www.google.com, and if it is available, echo the message `google is up`.
+For example, let's test to see if we can access port 80 on `www.google.com`,
+and if it is available, echo the message `google is up`.
 
-```
+```text
 $ ./wait-for-it.sh www.google.com:80 -- echo "google is up"
 wait-for-it.sh: waiting 15 seconds for www.google.com:80
 wait-for-it.sh: www.google.com:80 is available after 0 seconds
 google is up
 ```
 
-You can set your own timeout with the `-t` or `--timeout=` option.  Setting the timeout value to 0 will disable the timeout:
+You can set your own timeout with the `-t` or `--timeout=` option.  Setting
+the timeout value to 0 will disable the timeout:
 
-```
+```text
 $ ./wait-for-it.sh -t 0 www.google.com:80 -- echo "google is up"
 wait-for-it.sh: waiting for www.google.com:80 without a timeout
 wait-for-it.sh: www.google.com:80 is available after 0 seconds
 google is up
 ```
 
-The subcommand will be executed regardless if the service is up or not.  If you wish to execute the subcommand only if the service is up, add the `--strict` argument. In this example, we will test port 81 on www.google.com which will fail:
+The subcommand will be executed regardless if the service is up or not.  If you
+wish to execute the subcommand only if the service is up, add the `--strict`
+argument. In this example, we will test port 81 on `www.google.com` which will
+fail:
 
-```
+```text
 $ ./wait-for-it.sh www.google.com:81 --timeout=1 --strict -- echo "google is up"
 wait-for-it.sh: waiting 1 seconds for www.google.com:81
 wait-for-it.sh: timeout occurred after waiting 1 seconds for www.google.com:81
 wait-for-it.sh: strict mode, refusing to execute subprocess
 ```
 
-If you don't want to execute a subcommand, leave off the `--` argument.  This way, you can test the exit condition of `wait-for-it.sh` in your own scripts, and determine how to proceed:
+If you don't want to execute a subcommand, leave off the `--` argument.  This
+way, you can test the exit condition of `wait-for-it.sh` in your own scripts,
+and determine how to proceed:
 
-```
+```text
 $ ./wait-for-it.sh www.google.com:80
 wait-for-it.sh: waiting 15 seconds for www.google.com:80
 wait-for-it.sh: www.google.com:80 is available after 0 seconds