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# wait

## Description

Wait until a particular condition is satisfied. Each subcommand polls an API until the listed requirement is met.

## Available Commands

* [addon-active](addon-active.md)
* [addon-deleted](addon-deleted.md)
* [certificate-authority-update-complete](certificate-authority-update-complete.md)
* [cluster-active](cluster-active.md)
* [cluster-deleted](cluster-deleted.md)
* [fargate-profile-active](fargate-profile-active.md)
* [fargate-profile-deleted](fargate-profile-deleted.md)
* [nodegroup-active](nodegroup-active.md)
* [nodegroup-deleted](nodegroup-deleted.md)

## Examples

#### NOTE
To use the following examples, you must have the AWS CLI installed and configured. See the [Getting started guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-chap-getting-started.html) in the *AWS CLI User Guide* for more information.

Unless otherwise stated, all examples have unix-like quotation rules. These examples will need to be adapted to your terminal’s quoting rules. See [Using quotation marks with strings](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-usage-parameters-quoting-strings.html) in the *AWS CLI User Guide* .

**Example 1: To wait for a cluster to become active**

The following `wait` example uses the `cluster-active` waiter to pause and resume running only after a cluster named `example` becomes active.

```bash
aws eks wait cluster-active \
    --name example
```

This command produces no output.

For more information, see [Create an Amazon EKS cluster](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/create-cluster.html) in the *Amazon EKS User Guide*.

**Example 2: To wait for a cluster to be deleted**

The following `wait` example uses the `cluster-deleted` waiter to pause and resume running only after a cluster named `example` is deleted.

```bash
aws eks wait cluster-deleted \
    --name example
```

This command produces no output.

For more information, see [Delete a cluster](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/delete-cluster.html) in the *Amazon EKS User Guide*.