document the child-timeout option

diff --git a/pppd/pppd.8 b/pppd/pppd.8
index 27b9d1a25ba085733f76ac2832326e752d39d75c..753fb9827ad4be541d04e59717138bbf6edca0c9 100644 (file)
--- a/pppd/pppd.8
+++ b/pppd/pppd.8
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\" manual page [] for pppd 2.4
 .\" manual page [] for pppd 2.4

-.\" $Id: pppd.8,v 1.77 2004/04/27 18:22:58 fcusack Exp $
+.\" $Id: pppd.8,v 1.78 2004/11/04 09:57:42 paulus Exp $

 .\" SH section heading
 .\" SS subsection heading
 .\" LP paragraph
 .\" SH section heading
 .\" SS subsection heading
 .\" LP paragraph


@@ -266,8 +266,16 @@ Set the maximum number of CHAP challenge transmissions to \fIn\fR
 Set the CHAP restart interval (retransmission timeout for challenges)
 to \fIn\fR seconds (default 3).
 .TP
 Set the CHAP restart interval (retransmission timeout for challenges)
 to \fIn\fR seconds (default 3).
 .TP

+.B child-timeout \fIn
+When exiting, wait for up to \fIn\fR seconds for any child processes
+(such as the command specified with the \fBpty\fR command) to exit
+before exiting.  At the end of the timeout, pppd will send a SIGTERM
+signal to any remaining child processes and exit.  A value of 0 means
+no timeout, that is, pppd will wait until all child processes have
+exited.
+.TP

 .B connect-delay \fIn
 .B connect-delay \fIn

-Wait for up \fIn\fR milliseconds after the connect script finishes for
+Wait for up to \fIn\fR milliseconds after the connect script finishes for

 a valid PPP packet from the peer.  At the end of this time, or when a
 valid PPP packet is received from the peer, pppd will commence
 negotiation by sending its first LCP packet.  The default value is
 a valid PPP packet from the peer.  At the end of this time, or when a
 valid PPP packet is received from the peer, pppd will commence
 negotiation by sending its first LCP packet.  The default value is