Timeout

timeout sets a time limit for its subordinate command.

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Not all distributions have this command -- for instance, it's missing in Ubuntu 10.4 by default, but is present in Gentoo as of this writing. --04:33, April 19, 2011 (UTC)

Most (all?) Linux distributions that have this at all incorporate it from the GNU Coreutils: and use its man page

Related Commands

These all relate to running commands in an altered context.

• chroot - Confine the program to "jail".
• env - Change variables.
• nice - Change priority.
• nohup - Protect from hangups (modem) or network outages.
• stdbuf - Change buffering of standard I/O filestreams.
• su - Change user
• gdb - Run under control of a debugger
• script - Capture all program output
• valgrind - Validate program behavior
• strace - Create a log of system calls.

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