I use the `timeout` executable from GNU coreutils for this purpose. See the usage in my sync script here:
https://github.com/wincent/wincent/blob/16b86434/roles/dotfiles/files/.mutt/scripts/sync.sh#L50 -Greg Mike Glover wrote: > Hi folks- > > I'm having a recurring problem with my mbsync (v1.2.1) failing to > exit -- I can see the process in ps, and the last line in my log file > is: > > IMAP error: unexpected EOF from mail.pobox.com (64.147.108.30:993) > > I have this script that runs mbsync in a loop: > > #!/bin/sh > > # just sync inboxen > short="pobox:INBOX riseup:INBOX" > > # sync all boxen > long="-a" > > for opts in "$short" "$short" "$long"; do > killall mbsync > sleep 5 > /opt/net/bin/mbsync -V $opts 2>&1 > sleep 60 > done > > > I added the 'killall mbsync; sleep 5' as a workaround for this problem, > but I'd like to find a real solution. If there's other info I can > provide to help track this down, please let me know. > > Thanks, > > -mg > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > isync-devel mailing list > isync-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/isync-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ isync-devel mailing list isync-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/isync-devel
