Run a command with a time limit
timeout -f {foreground} -k {kill-after} -p {preserve-status} -s {signal} -v {verbose} 📎 foreground 📎 kill-after 📎 preserve-status 📎 signal 📎 verbose timeout -f {foreground} -k {kill-after} -p {preserve-status} -s {signal} -v {verbose}Sandbox: execFile · Timeout: 30s
system.process.timeout system.process.list system.process.signal system.process.monitor | Name | Type | Required | Default | Description | Aliases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
foreground | number | No | - | 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 | -f, --foreground |
kill-after | string | No | - | also send a KILL signal if COMMAND is still running this long after the initial signal was sent | -k, --kill-after |
preserve-status | string | No | - | exit with the same status as COMMAND, even when the command times out | -p, --preserve-status |
signal | array | No | - | 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 | -s, --signal |
verbose | number | No | - | diagnose to standard error any signal sent upon timeout --help display this help and exit --version output version information and exit | -v, --verbose |
help | boolean | No | - | --help | |
version | boolean | No | - | --version |
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timeout --helptimeout is a command-line utility for run a command with a time limit.
timeout -f {foreground} -k {kill-after} -p {preserve-status} -s {signal} -v {verbose}