Is "line -t n" common?
Hershel Belkin
belkin at teecs.UUCP
Thu Jan 31 08:10:18 AEST 1991
A simple question perhaps, but can anyone tell me if the "-t"
option is "standard" on the "line" command, or is it an extension
added by HP on HP-UX? It provides for a "time-out" termination of
the command if nothing is received...ie. line -t 5 will wait
about 5 seconds for a response, then exit with returned status of "1"
indicating that no input was read.
Although this option works on HP-UX, it is undocumented even in their
manuals! I'd like to use it, but might opt not to if this is
non-standard (or at least not common :-)
Thanks for any insights!
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