timeout(1)                  General Commands Manual                 timeout(1)

NAME
       timeout - Start `COMMAND`, and kill it if still running after
       `DURATION`.

SYNOPSIS
       timeout [--foreground] [-k|--kill-after] [--preserve-status]
       [-s|--signal] [-v|--verbose] [-h|--help] [-V|--version] <duration>
       <command>

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

OPTIONS
       --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

       --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
       v0.0.26

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