timeout applet (adding) patch

[Roberto A. Foglietta]

Hi,

  available in the BUG-TRAQ as new feature:

  http://bugs.busybox.net/view.php?id=680

Puts in run a command line and if it does not terminate within a 
specified timeout it signal with a specified signal the commands and all 
its children. In both case report the exit status of the command and it 
is able to save it also in a file which could after read by a script or 
other command. It does NOT need /proc mounted.

[roberto at wsraf busybox]$ ./busybox timeout --help
BusyBox v1.1.1-pre0 (2006.02.03-09:48+0000) multi-call binary

Usage: timeout [-v] <timeout_in_sec> [-f exit_status_file] [-s 
int_signal] "<command line>"

Runs the "command line" within a timeout window and returns its status.
Options:
         -v Displays verbose resource usage information
         -f File name in which save the exit status
         -s Signal to send to the command line and its children 

            after timeout expired

  It applies and compile sagainst SVN 13802.

[roberto at wsraf busybox]$ size libbb/talarm.o
    text data bss dec hex filename
    1183 20 12 1215 4bf libbb/talarm.o

[roberto at wsraf busybox]$ size miscutils/timeout.o
    text data bss dec hex filename
     894 24 12 930 3a2 miscutils/timeout.o



  Cheers,
-- 
Roberto A. Foglietta
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