macOS
brew install timelimitlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für timelimit in AI-Agent-Workflows.
Installation
brew install timelimitlocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo apt install timelimitDebian stable package indexes · timelimit · Quelle: deb.debian.org
nix profile install nixpkgs#timelimitnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ti/timelimit/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com
Überblick
Limit a process's absolute execution time
Verlauf
timelimit is a small Unix command-line utility that runs another command and terminates it after an absolute time limit, first with a warning signal and then with a kill signal.
The official homepage presents timelimit as a process-control utility modelled after the staged signalling pattern used by init during shutdown. It is maintained by Peter Pentchev and developed in the official GitLab repository.
The release archive on the official site lists timelimit 1.0 and later releases through 1.9.2, with source archives, signatures, and downstream Debian and FreeBSD packaging references.
timelimit entered classic Unix packaging channels because it solves a simple shell problem: bound a command's wall-clock runtime and choose the signals used to stop it.
The input package-manager metadata lists Homebrew, Debian, Nix, and Ubuntu, showing cross-platform package adoption beyond its original release archive. The official release page also links historical Debian snapshots and a FreeBSD port for older releases.
Typical use is in scripts, tests, batch jobs, and administrative commands where a child process must not run forever. Compared with an ad hoc shell wrapper, timelimit exposes explicit warning and kill stages.
Its utility overlaps with timeout-style tools, but the official description emphasizes absolute execution time and configurable signals.
timelimit is package-nerd material because it is a tiny command that package managers keep alive for scripting compatibility. It is the kind of Unix utility people install when a shell pipeline needs one sharp behavior and no framework.
Sicherheitslage
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
grün Risiko · niedrig Konfidenz · appliance
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Executables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
timelimit | Executable | indexiertes Executable | Aus dem lokalen Executable-Index erkannt. |
Aktualität
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Installationsmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:timelimit |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.9.2 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://devel.ringlet.net/sysutils/timelimit/ |
| Bottle | nicht erfasst |
| Dienst | keiner deklariert |
Source-Datenbank-Treffer
Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.
timelimit 1.9.2-3
simple utility to limit a process's absolute execution time
https://devel.ringlet.net/sysutils/timelimit/
sudo apt install timelimittimelimit
nix profile install nixpkgs#timelimittimelimit 1.9.2-2build1
simple utility to limit a process's absolute execution time
https://devel.ringlet.net/sysutils/timelimit/
sudo apt install timelimitQuellspur
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