Run a command for a specified time and then abort if time exceeds
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I want know how I can run a command for a specified time say, one minute and if it doesn't complete execution then I should be able to stop it.
linux time timeout
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I want know how I can run a command for a specified time say, one minute and if it doesn't complete execution then I should be able to stop it.
linux time timeout
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I want know how I can run a command for a specified time say, one minute and if it doesn't complete execution then I should be able to stop it.
linux time timeout
asked Oct 23 '11 at 15:34
nikhil
4171616
I want know how I can run a command for a specified time say, one minute and if it doesn't complete execution then I should be able to stop it.
linux time timeout
asked Oct 23 '11 at 15:34
nikhil
4171616
asked Oct 23 '11 at 15:34
nikhil
4171616
asked Oct 23 '11 at 15:34
nikhil
4171616
asked Oct 23 '11 at 15:34
nikhil
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Use timeout:
NAME
timeout - run a command with a time limit
SYNOPSIS
timeout [OPTION] DURATION COMMAND [ARG]...
timeout [OPTION]
(Just in case, if you don't have this command or if you need to be compatible with very very old shells and have several other utterly specific requirements… have a look at this this question ;-))
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
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answered Oct 23 '11 at 15:41
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Perfect, thanks for linking to that question. I didn't have timeout on my system but I do now. Just on a side note, is timeout bundled with the majority of linux distributions?
– nikhil
Oct 24 '11 at 4:28
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Pretty cool. you can do something like this:for i in `seq 0 3`; do timeout 2 ethtool -p eth$i; done;to blink LED's on NIC's
– user1527227
Jun 19 '14 at 16:42
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What a sexy command. Thanks for pointing it out, wasn't aware of it.
– Bruno Bieri
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1 Answer
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oldest
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active
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active
oldest
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up vote
51
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Use timeout:
NAME
timeout - run a command with a time limit
SYNOPSIS
timeout [OPTION] DURATION COMMAND [ARG]...
timeout [OPTION]
(Just in case, if you don't have this command or if you need to be compatible with very very old shells and have several other utterly specific requirements… have a look at this this question ;-))
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
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answered Oct 23 '11 at 15:41
Stéphane Gimenez
18.6k15074
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Perfect, thanks for linking to that question. I didn't have timeout on my system but I do now. Just on a side note, is timeout bundled with the majority of linux distributions?
– nikhil
Oct 24 '11 at 4:28
1
Pretty cool. you can do something like this:for i in `seq 0 3`; do timeout 2 ethtool -p eth$i; done;to blink LED's on NIC's
– user1527227
Jun 19 '14 at 16:42
1
What a sexy command. Thanks for pointing it out, wasn't aware of it.
– Bruno Bieri
Mar 16 '17 at 14:16
add a comment |Â
up vote
51
down vote
accepted
Use timeout:
NAME
timeout - run a command with a time limit
SYNOPSIS
timeout [OPTION] DURATION COMMAND [ARG]...
timeout [OPTION]
(Just in case, if you don't have this command or if you need to be compatible with very very old shells and have several other utterly specific requirements… have a look at this this question ;-))
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
Community♦
1
answered Oct 23 '11 at 15:41
Stéphane Gimenez
18.6k15074
1
Perfect, thanks for linking to that question. I didn't have timeout on my system but I do now. Just on a side note, is timeout bundled with the majority of linux distributions?
– nikhil
Oct 24 '11 at 4:28
1
Pretty cool. you can do something like this:for i in `seq 0 3`; do timeout 2 ethtool -p eth$i; done;to blink LED's on NIC's
– user1527227
Jun 19 '14 at 16:42
1
What a sexy command. Thanks for pointing it out, wasn't aware of it.
– Bruno Bieri
Mar 16 '17 at 14:16
add a comment |Â
up vote
51
down vote
accepted
up vote
51
down vote
accepted
Use timeout:
NAME
timeout - run a command with a time limit
SYNOPSIS
timeout [OPTION] DURATION COMMAND [ARG]...
timeout [OPTION]
(Just in case, if you don't have this command or if you need to be compatible with very very old shells and have several other utterly specific requirements… have a look at this this question ;-))
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
Community♦
1
answered Oct 23 '11 at 15:41
Stéphane Gimenez
18.6k15074
Use timeout:
NAME
timeout - run a command with a time limit
SYNOPSIS
timeout [OPTION] DURATION COMMAND [ARG]...
timeout [OPTION]
(Just in case, if you don't have this command or if you need to be compatible with very very old shells and have several other utterly specific requirements… have a look at this this question ;-))
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
Community♦
1
answered Oct 23 '11 at 15:41
Stéphane Gimenez
18.6k15074
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
Community♦
1
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
Community♦
1
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
Community♦
1
1
answered Oct 23 '11 at 15:41
Stéphane Gimenez
18.6k15074
answered Oct 23 '11 at 15:41
Stéphane Gimenez
18.6k15074
answered Oct 23 '11 at 15:41
Stéphane Gimenez
18.6k15074
18.6k15074
1
Perfect, thanks for linking to that question. I didn't have timeout on my system but I do now. Just on a side note, is timeout bundled with the majority of linux distributions?
– nikhil
Oct 24 '11 at 4:28
1
Pretty cool. you can do something like this:for i in `seq 0 3`; do timeout 2 ethtool -p eth$i; done;to blink LED's on NIC's
– user1527227
Jun 19 '14 at 16:42
1
What a sexy command. Thanks for pointing it out, wasn't aware of it.
– Bruno Bieri
Mar 16 '17 at 14:16
add a comment |Â
1
Perfect, thanks for linking to that question. I didn't have timeout on my system but I do now. Just on a side note, is timeout bundled with the majority of linux distributions?
– nikhil
Oct 24 '11 at 4:28
1
Pretty cool. you can do something like this:for i in `seq 0 3`; do timeout 2 ethtool -p eth$i; done;to blink LED's on NIC's
– user1527227
Jun 19 '14 at 16:42
1
What a sexy command. Thanks for pointing it out, wasn't aware of it.
– Bruno Bieri
Mar 16 '17 at 14:16
1
1
Perfect, thanks for linking to that question. I didn't have timeout on my system but I do now. Just on a side note, is timeout bundled with the majority of linux distributions?
– nikhil
Oct 24 '11 at 4:28
Perfect, thanks for linking to that question. I didn't have timeout on my system but I do now. Just on a side note, is timeout bundled with the majority of linux distributions?
– nikhil
Oct 24 '11 at 4:28
1
1
Pretty cool. you can do something like this:
for i in `seq 0 3`; do timeout 2 ethtool -p eth$i; done; to blink LED's on NIC's– user1527227
Jun 19 '14 at 16:42
Pretty cool. you can do something like this:
for i in `seq 0 3`; do timeout 2 ethtool -p eth$i; done; to blink LED's on NIC's– user1527227
Jun 19 '14 at 16:42
1
1
What a sexy command. Thanks for pointing it out, wasn't aware of it.
– Bruno Bieri
Mar 16 '17 at 14:16
What a sexy command. Thanks for pointing it out, wasn't aware of it.
– Bruno Bieri
Mar 16 '17 at 14:16
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