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NAME
timeout
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run command with bounded time
SYNOPSIS
timeout [-signal] time command ...
DESCRIPTION
timeout executes a command and imposes an elapsed time limit.
The command is run in a separate POSIX process group so that the
right thing happens with commands that spawn child processes.
Arguments:
- -signal
-
Specify an optional signal to send to the controlled process.
By default, timeout sends SIGKILL, which cannot be caught
or ignored.
- time
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The elapsed time limit after which the command is terminated.
- command
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The command to be executed.
DIAGNOSTICS
The command exit status is the exit status of the command
(status 1 in case of a usage error).
AUTHOR(S)
Wietse Venema
This program is part of SATAN.
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