TIMEOUT

NAME

timeout − 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. The signal must be provided in its numerical value.

time

The elapsed time limit in seconds after which the command is terminated.

command

The command to be executed.

DIAGNOSTICS

timeout’s exit status is the exit status of the specified command or 1 in case of a usage error.

AUTHOR(S)

Wietse Venema
This program is part of SATAN.