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

v(uutils coreutils) 0.2.2