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diff --git a/testing/hosts/default/usr/local/bin/expect-file b/testing/hosts/default/usr/local/bin/expect-file
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Wait until a given file appears
+#
+# Params:
+# $1 - filename
+# $2 - maximum time to wait in seconds, default is 5 seconds
+
+if [[ $# -lt 1 || $# -gt 2 ]]
+then
+	echo "invalid arguments"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+secs=$2
+[ ! $secs ] && secs=5
+
+let steps=$secs*10
+for i in `seq 1 $steps`
+do
+	# -f does not work for special files (e.g. UNIX domain sockets), use ls
+	# instead
+	ls $1 >/dev/null 2>&1
+	[ $? -eq 0 ] && exit 0
+	sleep 0.1
+done
+
+echo "File '$1' not available after $secs second(s)"
+exit 1