NAME
timeout - Start `COMMAND`, and kill it if still running after `DURATION`.
SYNOPSIS
timeout [-f|--foreground] [-k|--kill-after] [-p|--preserve-status] [-s|--signal] [-v|--verbose] [-h|--help] [-V|--version] <duration> <command>
DESCRIPTION
Start `COMMAND`, and kill it if still running after `DURATION`.
OPTIONS
- -f, --foreground
-
when not running timeout directly from a shell prompt, allow COMMAND to read from the TTY and get TTY signals; in this mode, children of COMMAND will not be timed out
- -k, --kill-after
-
also send a KILL signal if COMMAND is still running this long after the initial signal was sent
- -p, --preserve-status
-
exit with the same status as COMMAND, even when the command times out
- -s, --signal=SIGNAL
-
specify the signal to be sent on timeout; SIGNAL may be a name like 'HUP' or a number; see 'kill -l' for a list of signals
- -v, --verbose
-
diagnose to stderr any signal sent upon timeout
- -h, --help
-
Print help
- -V, --version
-
Print version
- <duration>
- <command>
VERSION
v0.0.30