[SOLVED] timing out a wget command in a script

Cerephim · 01-12-2011, 08:35 AM

Hi Folks,
I need to write a script that executes a wget. The difficulty being, if wget just sits there with no reply for a very long time, I don't want the script to run that long.

How can I time out the wget command in the script if it doesn't give me a reply in a minute or so?

druuna · 01-12-2011, 09:14 AM

Hi,

Did oyu have a look at the wget man page? Especially this option: --timeout=seconds

There are also some other time-out related options, but I'm guessing that the first one will do what you want/need.

Hope this helps.

Cerephim · 01-12-2011, 09:42 AM

D'oh! I must have missed that. I scanned the page only briefly.

druuna · 01-12-2011, 09:49 AM

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