timeout - GNU Coreutils Compatible timeout Command

A standalone implementation of the timeout command.

Purpose

macOS does not include the GNU Coreutils timeout command by default. While you can install the full coreutils package via Homebrew, this introduces many unnecessary commands and potential path conflicts.

This project provides a standalone, lightweight timeout command implementation that allows you to use timeout functionality without installing the entire GNU Coreutils suite.

Installation

Via homebrew

brew install aisk/homebrew-tap/timeout

From source

make
sudo cp timeout /usr/local/bin/

Usage Examples

# Run command with 5 second timeout
timeout 5s long-running-command

# 2 minute timeout
timeout 2m backup-script.sh

Building

make        # Compile
make clean  # Clean build artifacts
make format # Format code