From: Pádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 03:08:12 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: doc: timeout --help: mention 0 DURATION disables timeout
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doc: timeout --help: mention 0 DURATION disables timeout

* src/timeout.c (usage): Mention that a duration of 0 disables
the associated timeout, which is both concise info and useful
functionality as timeouts are frequently configured.
---

diff --git a/src/timeout.c b/src/timeout.c
index 90d7c43754..98c064a18d 100644
--- a/src/timeout.c
+++ b/src/timeout.c
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ Start COMMAND, and kill it if still running after DURATION.\n\
 
       fputs (_("\n\
 DURATION is a floating point number with an optional suffix:\n\
-'s' for seconds (the default), 'm' for minutes, 'h' for hours \
-or 'd' for days.\n"), stdout);
+'s' for seconds (the default), 'm' for minutes, 'h' for hours or \
+'d' for days.\nA duration of 0 disables the associated timeout.\n"), stdout);
 
       fputs (_("\n\
 If the command times out, and --preserve-status is not set, then exit with\n\