From 0f9a7931d88adb8df9d962997c7cd92969f1d80d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Mackerras Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 09:57:42 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] document the child-timeout option --- pppd/pppd.8 | 12 ++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/pppd/pppd.8 b/pppd/pppd.8 index 27b9d1a..753fb98 100644 --- a/pppd/pppd.8 +++ b/pppd/pppd.8 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ .\" 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 @@ -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 +.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 -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 -- 2.39.2