If you need to script such a test, the solution by Serhii Popov (see comment to question) is probably the best since nc is capable of searching the TCP stack for an open port³ instead of attempting an actual connection.

The simplest form is:

nc -z <ip> <port>

The command returns true if it find the specified <ip>:<port> combo as being opened (i.e. one of your services is listening).

So now you can write a script to wait until the port is open:

while ! nc -z <ip> <port>
do
    sleep 1
done

Note 1: I tried the -w command line option and that did not seem to do anything. Either way the command returns immediately. I think that the -w is not useful with -z.

Note 2: to help debug, try with the -v command line option.

_Note 3: nc -z ... actually creates a socket() and then attempts to bind() it and connect(). If that works, it deems the port open.

If you need to script such a test, the solution by Serhii Popov (see comment to question) is probably the best since nc is capable of searching the TCP stack for an open port³ instead of attempting an actual connection.

The simplest form is:

nc -z <ip> <port>

The command returns true if it find the specified <ip>:<port> combo as being opened (i.e. one of your services is listening).

So now you can write a script to wait until the port is open:

while ! nc -z <ip> <port>
do
    sleep 1
done

Note 1: I tried the -w command line option and that did not seem to do anything. Either way the command returns immediately. I think that the -w is not useful with -z.

Note 2: to help debug, try with the -v command line option.

Note 3: nc -z ... actually creates a socket() and then attempts to bind() it and connect(). If that works, it deems the port open.

If you need to script such a test, the solution by Serhii Popov (see comment to question) is probably the best since nc is capable of searching the TCP stack for an open port instead of attempting an actual connection.

The simplest form is:

nc -z <ip> <port>

The command returns true if it find the specified <ip>:<port> combo as being opened (i.e. one of your services is listening).

So now you can write a script to wait until the port is open:

while ! nc -z <ip> <port>
do
    sleep 1
done

Note 1: I tried the -w command line option and that did not seem to do anything. Either way the command returns immediately. I think that the -w is not useful with -z.

Note 2: to help debug, try with the -v command line option.

If you need to script such a test, the solution by Serhii Popov (see comment to question) is probably the best since nc is capable of searching the TCP stack for an open port³ instead of attempting an actual connection.

The simplest form is:

nc -z <ip> <port>

The command returns true if it find the specified <ip>:<port> combo as being opened (i.e. one of your services is listening).

So now you can write a script to wait until the port is open:

while ! nc -z <ip> <port>
do
    sleep 1
done

Note 1: I tried the -w command line option and that did not seem to do anything. Either way the command returns immediately. I think that the -w is not useful with -z.

Note 2: to help debug, try with the -v command line option.

_Note 3: nc -z ... actually creates a socket() and then attempts to bind() it and connect(). If that works, it deems the port open.