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Dev tools · March 24, 2017

Timebox, politely timebox unix programs

Politely timebox unix programs. Contribute to acg/timebox development by creating an account on GitHub.

Timebox, politely timebox unix programs launched on March 24, 2017 with 19 votes, #869 of 3,481 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

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In plain words

Timebox is a command-line utility that enforces time limits on Unix programs. It allows developers and system administrators to run applications with automatic termination after a specified duration. The tool is useful for preventing long-running processes from consuming resources indefinitely. Available on GitHub, Timebox provides a straightforward way to manage program execution time in Unix-like environments.

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