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bug#70219: Bug/Issue with timeout and signals
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Andreas Schwab |
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bug#70219: Bug/Issue with timeout and signals |
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Date: |
Sat, 06 Apr 2024 11:06:49 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) |
On Apr 05 2024, "Branden R. Williams" via GNU coreutils Bug Reports wrote:
> That’s not an accurate representation of what the command actually does. The
> argument after -k MUST be the kill signal code, without the code the command
> fails. The manpage and help document agree with what you are saying but the
> execution of the program fails.
$ timeout -k USR1 1s sleep 10
timeout: invalid time interval ‘USR1’
Try 'timeout --help' for more information.
$ timeout -s KILL 1s sleep 10
Killed
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