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-.SH "SYNTAX"
-.LP
-timeout [\-s \fIsignal\fP] \fIseconds\fP \fIprogram\fP [\fIargs\fP]
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-.SH "DESCRIPTION"
-.LP
-\fBtimeout\fR executes a \fIprogram\fP (with arguments \fIargs\fP) and sends a
-\fIsignal\fP to it after a certain amount of \fIseconds\fP.
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-.SH "OPTIONS"
-.LP
+.SH SYNTAX
+timeout [\-s \fIsignal\fR] \fIseconds\fR \fIprogram\fR [\fIargs\fR]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+\fItimeout\fR executes a \fIprogram\fR (with arguments \fIargs\fR)
+and sends a \fIsignal\fR to it after a certain
+amount of \fIseconds\fR.
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+\fB\-s\fR \fIsignal\fR
+Signal to send to the spawned process. This can be a numerical
+or symbolic ID. This defaults to \fBTERM\fR.
+.SH EXAMPLES