GNU bug report logs - #42831
timeout --foreground html manual

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Jonny Grant <jg <at> jguk.org>

Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2020 15:57:02 UTC

Severity: normal

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From: Jonny Grant <jg <at> jguk.org>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: timeout --foreground html manual
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2020 16:56:06 +0100
https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/timeout-invocation.html#timeout-invocation

I'd like to propose a clarification to this line:
"This is needed to support timing out commands not started directly from an interactive shell, in two situations."

Proposal :-
"This is needed to support <code>timeout</code> commands not started directly from an interactive shell, in two situations."

Jonny




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