tldr/pages/common/timeout.md

# timeout

> Run a command with a time limit.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/timeout>.

- Run `sleep 10` and terminate it, if it runs for more than 3 seconds:

`timeout {{3s}} {{sleep 10}}`

- Specify the signal to be sent to the command after the time limit expires. (By default, TERM is sent):

`timeout --signal {{INT}} {{5s}} {{sleep 10}}`
timeout: add page (#1461) 2017-10-04 13:28:37 -07:00			`# timeout`

			`> Run a command with a time limit.`
coreutils*: use short more info links (#5658) 2021-04-01 17:54:26 +02:00			`> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/timeout>.`
timeout: add page (#1461) 2017-10-04 13:28:37 -07:00
timeout: clarify the default signal sent to the process (#2709) * timeout: clarify the default signal sent to the process 2019-01-15 12:39:51 +01:00			- Run `sleep 10` and terminate it, if it runs for more than 3 seconds:
timeout: add page (#1461) 2017-10-04 13:28:37 -07:00
			`timeout {{3s}} {{sleep 10}}`

			`- Specify the signal to be sent to the command after the time limit expires. (By default, TERM is sent):`

			`timeout --signal {{INT}} {{5s}} {{sleep 10}}`