Jim Meyering wrote: > Hi Pádraig, > > Is this ok with you? > -If the command times out, then we exit with status 124,\n\ > -otherwise the normal exit status of the command is returned.\n\ > -If no signal is specified, the TERM signal is sent. The TERM signal\n\ > -will kill processes which do not catch this signal. For other processes,\n\ > -it may be necessary to use the KILL (9) signal, since this signal cannot\n\ > -be caught.\n"), stdout);
> +If the command times out, then exit with status 124. Otherwise, exit\n\ > +with the status of COMMAND. If no signal is specified, send the TERM\n\ > +signal upon timeout. The TERM signal kills any process that does not\n\ > +block or catch that signal. For other processes, it may be necessary to\n\ > +use the KILL (9) signal, since this signal cannot be caught.\n"), stdout); Definitely better with more info in 1 less line. cheers, Pádraig.
