---
name: "rust-timeout"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rust-coreutils"
version: "0.0.30-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rust-timeout"
---

# rust-timeout(1)

Start \`COMMAND\`, and kill it if still running after \`DURATION\`.

## 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