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| author | Mattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com> | 2015-11-27 08:40:36 +0100 |
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| committer | Mattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com> | 2015-11-27 08:40:36 +0100 |
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@@ -1,15 +1,27 @@ -Schedule an alarm for a program when starting it. +NAME + alarm - Schedule an alarm for a program when starting it +SYNOPSIS + alarm DURATION COMMAND [ARGS...] -USAGE: alarm <TIME> <COMMAND> <ARGS...> +DESCRIPTION + Schedules an alarm(3) to best triggered after a specified + DURATION. The process than execvp(3) into COMMAND ARGS. -Recognised patterns for <TIME>: + This means that COMMAND will be killed by SIGALRM after + a selected DURATION. - <SECONDS>[s] - <MINUTES>m[<SECONDS>s] - <HOURS>h[<MINUTES>m][<SECONDS>s] + DURATION must be a non-negative integer, no larger + than 18h12m15s. Recognised patterns for DURATION are: + * SECONDS[s] + * MINUTESm[SECONDSs] + * HOURSh[MINUTESm][SECONDSs] - All values are non-negative integers, and - the interval must be greater than zero and - at most 18h12m15s. +RATIONALE + This program is useful when testing programs for a limited + duration. Especially when running in the background, or + there is a chance of it locking the computer. + +SEE ALSO + alarm(3) |