Am 26.10.2015 um 16:51 schrieb Pádraig Brady:
> On 26/10/15 14:26, Thomas Güttler wrote:
>>
>>
>> Am 26.10.2015 um 12:44 schrieb Pádraig Brady:
>>>
>>> I've not sure there is enough distinct actions within timeout(1) to warrant
>>> --verbose?
>>> How about doing this in the script?
>>>
>>> timeout 1s ping localhost
>>> test $? = 124 && echo { 'ping timed out'; exit 1; }
>>>
>>
>> The issue was already closed with "wontfix". This leads me to the
>> conclusion that your are not interested in my answer.
>>
>> Was your "How about doing this in the script?" really a question?
>
> We can always reopen if necessary.
Who decides if it necessary or not? What needs to be done
to reopen it?
> I closed as wontfix for now as the above is a strong suggestion.
> Generally one needs to handle the timeout in various ways,
> and printing a diagnostic is just one of those.
yes, you are right. This issue is about printing a
message. If other ways are needed, then your
above solution can be used as a skeleton. But this
should be handled in different issues/bug-reports.
Regards,
Thomas Güttler
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