runalarm1

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runalarm [ -h ]

runalarm [ -d ] [ -t timeout ] command [ args ]

Overview

runalarm tries to execute a command and, if the subprocess does not exit before a timer expires, tries to terminate that subprocess. Otherwise, the exit status of the command is returned.

Usage

-d

Debug mode; send log messages to standard error as well as to the system log.

-t timeout

Specifies the duration, in seconds, for runalarm to allow the command to run. The default is 1d duration (86400 seconds).

-h

Prints some basic help.