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+Schedule an alarm for a program when starting it.
+
+
+USAGE: alarm <TIME> <COMMAND> <ARGS...>
+
+Recognised patterns for <TIME>:
+
+    <SECONDS>[s]
+    <MINUTES>m[<SECONDS>s]
+    <HOURS>h[<MINUTES>m][<SECONDS>s]
+
+    All values are non-negative integers, and
+    the interal must be greater than zero and
+    at most 18h12m15s.
+