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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/coreutils.texi | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/timeout.c | 3 |
2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 0d252fcda..4a4cadbcb 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -15940,6 +15940,7 @@ Exit status: 125 if @command{timeout} itself fails 126 if @var{command} is found but cannot be invoked 127 if @var{command} cannot be found +137 if @var{command} is sent the KILL(9) signal (128+9) the exit status of @var{command} otherwise @end display diff --git a/src/timeout.c b/src/timeout.c index 73367c429..c0a252748 100644 --- a/src/timeout.c +++ b/src/timeout.c @@ -236,7 +236,8 @@ If the command times out, then exit with status 124. Otherwise, exit\n\ with the status of COMMAND. If no signal is specified, send the TERM\n\ signal upon timeout. The TERM signal kills any process that does not\n\ block or catch that signal. For other processes, it may be necessary to\n\ -use the KILL (9) signal, since this signal cannot be caught.\n"), stdout); +use the KILL (9) signal, since this signal cannot be caught. If the\n\ +KILL (9) signal is sent, the exit status is 128+9 rather than 124.\n"), stdout); emit_ancillary_info (); } exit (status); |