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Diffstat (limited to 'src/timeout.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/timeout.c | 16 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/src/timeout.c b/src/timeout.c index 2ffd2b119..acb5a34aa 100644 --- a/src/timeout.c +++ b/src/timeout.c @@ -235,18 +235,18 @@ Start COMMAND, and kill it if still running after DURATION.\n\ fputs (_("\ --preserve-status\n\ exit with the same status as COMMAND, even when the\n\ - command times out\n\ + command times out\n\ --foreground\n\ - When not running timeout directly from a shell prompt,\n\ - allow COMMAND to read from the TTY and receive TTY signals.\n\ - In this mode, children of COMMAND will not be timed out.\n\ + when not running timeout directly from a shell prompt,\n\ + allow COMMAND to read from the TTY and get TTY signals;\n\ + in this mode, children of COMMAND will not be timed out\n\ -k, --kill-after=DURATION\n\ also send a KILL signal if COMMAND is still running\n\ - this long after the initial signal was sent.\n\ + this long after the initial signal was sent\n\ -s, --signal=SIGNAL\n\ - specify the signal to be sent on timeout.\n\ - SIGNAL may be a name like 'HUP' or a number.\n\ - See 'kill -l' for a list of signals\n"), stdout); + specify the signal to be sent on timeout;\n\ + SIGNAL may be a name like 'HUP' or a number;\n\ + see 'kill -l' for a list of signals\n"), stdout); fputs (HELP_OPTION_DESCRIPTION, stdout); fputs (VERSION_OPTION_DESCRIPTION, stdout); |