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authorMattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com>2015-11-27 08:40:36 +0100
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-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)