Package: timelimit (1.9.0-6)

simple utility to limit a process's absolute execution time

The timelimit utility executes a command and terminates the spawned process after a given time with a given signal. A "warning" signal is sent first, then, after a timeout, a "kill" signal, similar to the way init(8) operates on shutdown.

Tags: System Administration: Automation and Scheduling, Implemented in: C, User Interface: interface::commandline, role::program, Scope: Utility, Purpose: use::monitor, works-with::software:running

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