Release 1.4.2.

[misc] / mtimeout.1

diff --git a/mtimeout.1 b/mtimeout.1
index 147b097..703c235 100644 (file)
--- a/mtimeout.1
+++ b/mtimeout.1
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ to the process: just wait for a while (see the
 option) after sending the original signal to see whether it actually
 dies.
 .TP
-.B "\-k, \-\-kill-after=" time
+.BI "\-k, \-\-kill-after=" time
 After sending a signal, wait for
 .I time
 before sending
@@ -120,10 +120,16 @@ The
 .B mtimeout
 program sets its exit status as follows.
 .TP
-0\(em127
+0\(em127, 255
 The child process ran to completion within the given time:
 .BR mtimeout 's
 exit status is the same as that of the child process.
+(Whatever status the child exits with will be propagated;
+but if it exits with some status other than these then
+there is a risk that it will be conflict
+with a status used by
+.B mtimeout
+and be misinterpreted.)
 .TP
 128
 The child process exited in a way which
@@ -156,9 +162,6 @@ was written to standard error.
 A system call made by
 .B mtimeout
 failed unexpectedly: an error message was written to standard error.
-.TP
-255
-Not used.
 .
 .SH BUGS
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