waitfor - wait/send a signal over a network
waitfor
- C:\Windows\system32\waitfor.exe /?
Output:
WaitFor has two ways of working:
Syntax 1: to send a signal
WAITFOR [/S system [/U user [/P [password]]]] /SI signal
Syntax 2: to wait for a signal
WAITFOR [/T timeout] signal
Description:
This tool sends, or waits for, a signal on a system. When /S is not
specified, the signal will be broadcasted to all the systems in a
domain. If /S is specified, then the signal will be sent only
to the specified system.
Parameter List:
/S system Specifies remote system to send signal to.
/U [domain\]user Specifies the user context under which
the command should execute.
/P [password] Specifies the password for the given user context.
/SI Sends the signal across the net to waiting machines
/T timeout Number of seconds to wait for signal. Valid range
is 1 - 99999. Default is to wait forever for signal.
signal The name of the signal to wait for or to send.
/? Displays this help message.
NOTE: A system can wait for multiple unique signal names.
The signal name cannot exceed 225 characters and cannot
contain characters other than a-z, A-Z, 0-9 and ASCII
characters in the range 128-255.
Examples:
WAITFOR /?
WAITFOR SetupReady
WAITFOR CopyDone /T 100
WAITFOR /SI SetupReady
WAITFOR /S system /U user /P password /SI CopyDone
Return Code: 0
C:\Windows\system32\waitfor.exe
c:\>ver
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19045.2075]
| File | Info |
|---|---|
| File Size | 42496bytes |
| Creation Time | 2019/12/07 18:09:30 |
| LastWrite Time | 2019/12/07 18:09:30 |
| ProductVersion | 10.0.19041.1 |
| FileVersion | 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) |
| Hash | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 65f95b6f9a894116af21d19a8cf54c34 |
| SHA1 | 97f016a385fc4d533ae46f7f7c98a91b175934c3 |
| SHA224 | 8a319cdae92c877a8fad649ff5c23839630d6efa37e4645615158781 |
| SHA256 | 1ed4bdfbbe7e27856d1b3d6d743efab72e5727bae7b6c02492f8890c97ae602f |
| SHA384 | c34c2ec91cbf91b7f89df4481d7464b34efe9df1385fe27b0cf8b6f6a2ba67c2588a6ab85bef32c873c04d97290836be |
| SHA512 | 650dcc22a207ffa42135cf95f3b47abfca6cae63989e81d382a3f191718075927224783ffc2bbf4b54d8ecb801786086cd0b022e07d98fff09d34ba9742021d5 |