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List:       bash-bug
Subject:    Re: How difficult would it be to add a timeout to "wait"?
From:       Chet Ramey <chet.ramey () case ! edu>
Date:       2023-04-21 15:37:41
Message-ID: 0c71c29f-0737-52b5-c32b-2fd860071b43 () case ! edu
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On 4/21/23 11:34 AM, Dale R. Worley wrote:

> My interest here isn't "Can I accomplish this task with Bash?" but quite
> literally, Can I make this a *feature* of Bash so I don't have to set up
> the mechanics?  (I already know of a couple of other ways to do it with
> Bash.)

My point is that if it's easy enough -- and it is -- to do it without
adding features to bash itself, then there's not a compelling argument,
nor sufficient demand, to add more code to bash.

> So then fleshing this out, let me ask:  Is it reasonable to add an
> optional timeout to the "wait" builtin using this mechanism?

See above.

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