# Scripting Everything the client does can be done from a script. * `-o json` prints machine-readable output. `-o raw` prints text without formatting values. Put the flag before the command, like `machine -o json runs`. * `-q` turns off progress output and spinners. * `--timeout s` gives up after that many seconds. It goes before the command too. The default is no limit, and `0` means check once. * `--no-colors` turns off colors. * Waiting commands exit with 3 on a timeout and 2 on an error. ```bash machine -q --timeout 300 run app --until tasks || echo "boot did not finish" ```