Query: timeout
OS: redhat
Section: 1
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timeout(1) The Netatalk Project timeout(1)NAMEtimeout - Send a signal to a program after a certain timeSYNTAXtimeout [-s signal] seconds program [args]DESCRIPTIONtimeout executes a program (with arguments args) and sends a signal to it after a certain amount of seconds.OPTIONS-s signal Signal to send to the spawned process. This can be a numerical or symbolic ID. This defaults to TERM.EXAMPLEStimeout 10 pap foo.ps Execute "pap foo.ps" and send a SIGTERM if pap doesn't return after 10 seconds. timeout -s HUP 60 sh Spawn a shell and send a hangup signal after one minute. timeout -s 9 10 evilprog Execute a program and KILL it if it doesn't quit after 10 seconds. netatalk 1.5pre7 19 Jul 2001 timeout(1)