[ksh93-integration-discuss] How to use the alarm command of ksh?

[Roland Mainz]

David Korn wrote:
> > Could anybody show me how to use the alarm command of ksh?
> > I don't quiet understand the output of alarm --man:
> > # alarm --man
> > Usage: alarm [-r] [varname seconds]
> 
> alarm hasn't been documented because it is not working in all cases.
[snip]

What are these cases - is this a portabity issue (e.g. not working on
all platforms) or something else ?

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Bye,
Roland

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