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timeout: document the exit status when run with "-s KILL"

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Message #11 received at 10912-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Rodrigo Campos <rodrigo <at> sdfg.com.ar>
To: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
Cc: 10912-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10912: timeout: document the exit status when run with "-s
	KILL"
Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:26:52 -0300

On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 03:45:06PM +0000, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> On 02/29/2012 02:49 PM, Rodrigo Campos wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Please keep me in Cc: since I'm not subscribed.
> > 
> > I find out that the exit code when a command times out is 128+9 (when run
> > instede timeout :-D) rather than 124 when is run with "-s KILL". I found this by
> > looking at the code (well, comments :)) where is pretty clear.
> > 
> > This patch just adds this to the man page, so no one else checks for 124 and
> > finds out it doesn't exit with that code :)
> > 
> > I tried to copy the first line from other commits, but I might misunderstood the
> > style. Also, I didn't compile test it, but it seems simple enough. Sorry in
> > advance if the style is wrong or introduces a build issue. Please let me know
> > and I'll fix it :S
> 
> Slightly adjusted and pushed.

Great, thanks again! :-)

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