https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ksh-script-question-ontimeout/m-p/2512149#M595776 I am looking for a way to trap timeout event in ksh script, how can I do that? ie is there an equivalent ON TIMEOUT GOTO ... statement in ksh shell script.<BR /><BR />Thank you.<BR /><BR /> Mon, 02 Apr 2001 03:34:06 GMT mooi-kuan 2001-04-02T03:34:06Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ksh-script-question-ontimeout/m-p/2512149#M595776 I am looking for a way to trap timeout event in ksh script, how can I do that? ie is there an equivalent ON TIMEOUT GOTO ... statement in ksh shell script.<BR /><BR />Thank you.<BR /><BR /> Mon, 02 Apr 2001 03:34:06 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ksh-script-question-ontimeout/m-p/2512149#M595776 mooi-kuan 2001-04-02T03:34:06Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ksh-script-question-ontimeout/m-p/2512150#M595777 Hi,<BR /><BR />You can execute a script based on trap 0, which occurs when a shell times out eg.<BR /><BR />trap "/opt/scripts/myscript" 0<BR /><BR />When the period specified in the TMOUT variable expires, your /opt/scripts/myscript will be executed.<BR /><BR />Note however that by specifying a script for 0, you are overriding the global default action specified in /etc/profile which is: <BR /><BR />trap "echo logout" 0<BR /><BR />To set the TMOUT variable, eg.<BR /><BR />In sh, ksh, bash: export TMOUT=300 (ie. 300 seconds)<BR /><BR />In csh, tcsh: setenv TMOUT 300<BR /><BR />Hope this helps. Regards.<BR /><BR />Steven Sim Kok Leong<BR />Brainbench MVP for Unix Admin<BR /><A href="http://www.brainbench.com" target="_blank">http://www.brainbench.com</A> Mon, 02 Apr 2001 05:42:37 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ksh-script-question-ontimeout/m-p/2512150#M595777 Steven Sim Kok Leong 2001-04-02T05:42:37Z