sigkill

In the world of Linux, understanding how to control processes effectively is fundamental for system administration and scripting. Today, we'll explore the use of the timeout command to manage processes by implementing a grace period with SIGTERM before escalating to SIGKILL. A1: The timeout command in Linux is used to run a specified command and terminate it if it hasn't finished within a given time limit. This tool is particularly useful for managing scripts or commands that might hang or require too long to execute, potentially consuming unnecessary resources. Q2: What are SIGTERM and SIGKILL signals? A2: In Linux, SIGTERM (signal 15) and SIGKILL (signal 9) are used to terminate processes.