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.TH timeout 1  "timeout 0.0.26" 
.SH NAME
timeout \- Start `COMMAND`, and kill it if still running after `DURATION`.
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBtimeout\fR [\fB\-\-foreground\fR] [\fB\-k\fR|\fB\-\-kill\-after\fR] [\fB\-\-preserve\-status\fR] [\fB\-s\fR|\fB\-\-signal\fR] [\fB\-v\fR|\fB\-\-verbose\fR] [\fB\-h\fR|\fB\-\-help\fR] [\fB\-V\fR|\fB\-\-version\fR] <\fIduration\fR> <\fIcommand\fR> 
.SH DESCRIPTION
Start `COMMAND`, and kill it if still running after `DURATION`.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-\-foreground\fR
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
.TP
\fB\-k\fR, \fB\-\-kill\-after\fR
also send a KILL signal if COMMAND is still running this long after the initial signal was sent
.TP
\fB\-\-preserve\-status\fR
exit with the same status as COMMAND, even when the command times out
.TP
\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-signal\fR=\fISIGNAL\fR
specify the signal to be sent on timeout; SIGNAL may be a name like \*(AqHUP\*(Aq or a number; see \*(Aqkill \-l\*(Aq for a list of signals
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
diagnose to stderr any signal sent upon timeout
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Print help
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
Print version
.TP
<\fIduration\fR>

.TP
<\fIcommand\fR>

.SH VERSION
v0.0.26