该解决方案不考虑bash监控模式。您可以使用适当的信号来终止your_command

#!/bin/sh
( your_command ) & pid=$!
( sleep $TIMEOUT && kill -HUP $pid ) 2>/dev/null & watcher=$!
wait $pid 2>/dev/null && pkill -HUP -P $watcher

监控器在给定超时后终止your_command;脚本等待慢速任务并终止监视程序。注意，wait对不同shell的子进程不起作用。

例子:

Your_command运行超过2秒并被终止

your_command打断

( sleep 20 ) & pid=$!
( sleep 2 && kill -HUP $pid ) 2>/dev/null & watcher=$!
if wait $pid 2>/dev/null; then
    echo "your_command finished"
    pkill -HUP -P $watcher
    wait $watcher
else
    echo "your_command interrupted"
fi

Your_command在超时前完成(20秒)

your_command完成

( sleep 2 ) & pid=$!
( sleep 20 && kill -HUP $pid ) 2>/dev/null & watcher=$!
if wait $pid 2>/dev/null; then
    echo "your_command finished"
    pkill -HUP -P $watcher
    wait $watcher
else
    echo "your_command interrupted"
fi

如果您已经知道要在超时后终止的程序(假设是程序)的名称(例如3秒)，我可以提供一个简单但有点脏的替代解决方案:

(sleep 3 && killall program) & ./program

如果我用系统调用来调用基准测试进程，这将非常有效。

我认为这正是你所要求的:

http://www.bashcookbook.com/bashinfo/source/bash-4.0/examples/scripts/timeout3

#!/bin/bash
#
# The Bash shell script executes a command with a time-out.
# Upon time-out expiration SIGTERM (15) is sent to the process. If the signal
# is blocked, then the subsequent SIGKILL (9) terminates it.
#
# Based on the Bash documentation example.

# Hello Chet,
# please find attached a "little easier"  :-)  to comprehend
# time-out example.  If you find it suitable, feel free to include
# anywhere: the very same logic as in the original examples/scripts, a
# little more transparent implementation to my taste.
#
# Dmitry V Golovashkin <Dmitry.Golovashkin@sas.com>

scriptName="${0##*/}"

declare -i DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=9
declare -i DEFAULT_INTERVAL=1
declare -i DEFAULT_DELAY=1

# Timeout.
declare -i timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
# Interval between checks if the process is still alive.
declare -i interval=DEFAULT_INTERVAL
# Delay between posting the SIGTERM signal and destroying the process by SIGKILL.
declare -i delay=DEFAULT_DELAY

function printUsage() {
    cat <<EOF

Synopsis
    $scriptName [-t timeout] [-i interval] [-d delay] command
    Execute a command with a time-out.
    Upon time-out expiration SIGTERM (15) is sent to the process. If SIGTERM
    signal is blocked, then the subsequent SIGKILL (9) terminates it.

    -t timeout
        Number of seconds to wait for command completion.
        Default value: $DEFAULT_TIMEOUT seconds.

    -i interval
        Interval between checks if the process is still alive.
        Positive integer, default value: $DEFAULT_INTERVAL seconds.

    -d delay
        Delay between posting the SIGTERM signal and destroying the
        process by SIGKILL. Default value: $DEFAULT_DELAY seconds.

As of today, Bash does not support floating point arithmetic (sleep does),
therefore all delay/time values must be integers.
EOF
}

# Options.
while getopts ":t:i:d:" option; do
    case "$option" in
        t) timeout=$OPTARG ;;
        i) interval=$OPTARG ;;
        d) delay=$OPTARG ;;
        *) printUsage; exit 1 ;;
    esac
done
shift $((OPTIND - 1))

# $# should be at least 1 (the command to execute), however it may be strictly
# greater than 1 if the command itself has options.
if (($# == 0 || interval <= 0)); then
    printUsage
    exit 1
fi

# kill -0 pid   Exit code indicates if a signal may be sent to $pid process.
(
    ((t = timeout))

    while ((t > 0)); do
        sleep $interval
        kill -0 $$ || exit 0
        ((t -= interval))
    done

    # Be nice, post SIGTERM first.
    # The 'exit 0' below will be executed if any preceeding command fails.
    kill -s SIGTERM $$ && kill -0 $$ || exit 0
    sleep $delay
    kill -s SIGKILL $$
) 2> /dev/null &

exec "$@"

我有一个cron工作，调用一个php脚本，有时，它会卡在php脚本。这个解决方案对我来说是完美的。

我使用:

scripttimeout -t 60 /script.php

简单的脚本，代码清晰。保存到/usr/local/bin/run目录:

#!/bin/bash

# run
# Run command with timeout $1 seconds.

# Timeout seconds
timeout_seconds="$1"
shift

# PID
pid=$$

# Start timeout
(
  sleep "$timeout_seconds"
  echo "Timed out after $timeout_seconds seconds"
  kill -- -$pid &>/dev/null
) &
timeout_pid=$!

# Run
"$@"

# Stop timeout
kill $timeout_pid &>/dev/null

超时一个运行时间过长的命令:

$ run 2 sleep 10
Timed out after 2 seconds
Terminated
$

对于完成的命令，立即结束:

$ run 10 sleep 2
$

我的问题可能有点不同:我在远程机器上通过ssh启动一个命令，如果命令挂起，我想杀死shell和子程序。

我现在使用以下方法:

ssh server '( sleep 60 && kill -9 0 ) 2>/dev/null & my_command; RC=$? ; sleep 1 ; pkill -P $! ; exit $RC'

这样，当有超时时，命令返回255，如果成功，则返回命令的returncode

请注意，从ssh会话中杀死进程的处理方式与交互式shell不同。但是您也可以使用-t选项为ssh分配一个伪终端，这样它就像一个交互式shell