GNU bug report logs - #41634
'timeout' returning 124 and 133

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Message #23 received at 41634 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>
To: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
Cc: 41634 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#41634: 'timeout' returning 124 and 133
Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2020 14:38:06 +0200

Hi Padraig,

On 2020-06-07 14:13, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> How about we add the exit code table to the man page also?
> I've adjusted your patch to do that (along with some other tweaks) in the attached.

nice, especially also:

> -124 if @var{command} times out
> +124 if @var{command} times out, and @option{--preserve-status} is not specified

Minor, grammar-related question:

> +Upon timeout send the TERM signal to COMMAND, if no other SIGNAL specified.\n\
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s/timeout/&,/ ?

I stumbled upon this sentence a couple of times - shouldn't there be a comma?
The word 'timeout' could be a regular noun, a verb, or in this special case
the name of the tool, so I had to read the first half several times.
But maybe it's only me as a non-native English speaker - commas are much
cheaper over here. ;-)

Thanks & have a nice day,
Berny

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