From 52fbb147708a035e53ba35f46e0bfbadf8dc8acf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Kay Marquardt (Gnadelwartz)" <kay@rrr.de>
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2021 13:28:29 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] add timeout to interactive example

---
 examples/question.sh | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/examples/question.sh b/examples/question.sh
index d20b4ba..a908abd 100755
--- a/examples/question.sh
+++ b/examples/question.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # This file is public domain in the USA and all free countries.
 # Elsewhere, consider it to be WTFPLv2. (wtfpl.net/txt/copying)
 #
-#### $$VERSION$$ v1.5-0-g8adca9b
+#### $$VERSION$$ v1.51-dev-24-gc63f098
 ########################################################################
 
 ######
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ export 'LANGUAGE=C.UTF-8'
 unset IFS
 # set -f # if you are paranoid use set -f to disable globbing
 
+# kill interactive script if not finished in time, e.g. user away or error
+MAXWAIT="1m"
+{ sleep "${MAXWAIT}"; printf "Stopping Questionnaire after %s, you need to much time to finish ... BYE\n" "${MAXWAIT}"; kill $$; wait 2>/dev/null ;} &
+
 # simple yes/no question, defaults to no
 printf "Hi, hello there\nWould you like some tea (y/n)?\n"
 read -r answer <"${INPUT}"