man timeout Command

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Man Page for timeout in Linux

This tutorial shows the man page for man timeout in linux.

Open terminal with 'su' access and type the command as shown below:
man timeout

Result of the Command Execution shown below:

TIMEOUT(1)                                                          TIMEOUT(1)



NAME
       timeout   run command with bounded time

SYNOPSIS
       timeout [ signal] time command ...

DESCRIPTION
       timeout executes a command and imposes an elapsed time limit.  The com 
       mand is run in a separate POSIX process group so that the  right  thing
       happens with commands that spawn child processes.

       Arguments:

        signal
              Specify  an  optional  signal to send to the controlled process.
              By default, timeout sends SIGKILL, which  cannot  be  caught  or
              ignored. The signal must be provided in its numerical value.

       time   The  elapsed  time  limit  in seconds after which the command is
              terminated.

       command
              The command to be executed.

DIAGNOSTICS
       timeout's exit status is the exit status of the specified command or  1
       in case of a usage error.

LICENSE
       The IBM PUBLIC LICENSE must be distributed with this
       software.

HISTORY
       This program was first released as part of SATAN.

AUTHOR(S)
       Wietse Venema



                                                                    TIMEOUT(1)

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