executed processes (like traceroute) will be killed after a hard limit

of 60 seconds; add a CAVEATS section to the bgplg(8) and bgplgsh(8)
manpages.

thanks for the feedback ;)

2 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/usr.bin/bgplg/bgplg.8 b/usr.bin/bgplg/bgplg.8
index b29bcb04c5a..7b4d36f805f 100644
--- a/usr.bin/bgplg/bgplg.8
+++ b/usr.bin/bgplg/bgplg.8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$OpenBSD: bgplg.8,v 1.2 2006/12/12 13:26:23 reyk Exp $
+.\"	$OpenBSD: bgplg.8,v 1.3 2006/12/12 14:36:14 reyk Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2005, 2006 Reyk Floeter <reyk@vantronix.net>
 .\"
@@ -177,3 +177,10 @@ The
 .Nm
 program was written by
 .An Reyk Floeter Aq reyk@vantronix.net .
+.Sh CAVEATS
+To prevent commands from running endlessly,
+.Nm
+will kill the corresponding processes after a hard limit of 60 seconds.
+For example, this can take effect when using
+.Xr traceroute 8
+with blackholed or bad routes.
diff --git a/usr.bin/bgplg/bgplgsh.8 b/usr.bin/bgplg/bgplgsh.8
index 6a3d95180aa..bc1f20a1d24 100644
--- a/usr.bin/bgplg/bgplgsh.8
+++ b/usr.bin/bgplg/bgplgsh.8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$OpenBSD: bgplgsh.8,v 1.1 2006/12/11 23:10:10 reyk Exp $
+.\"	$OpenBSD: bgplgsh.8,v 1.2 2006/12/12 14:36:14 reyk Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2005, 2006 Reyk Floeter <reyk@vantronix.net>
 .\"
@@ -98,3 +98,10 @@ The
 .Nm
 program was written by
 .An Reyk Floeter Aq reyk@vantronix.net .
+.Sh CAVEATS
+To prevent commands from running endlessly,
+.Nm
+will kill the corresponding processes after a hard limit of 60 seconds.
+For example, this can take effect when using
+.Xr traceroute 8
+with blackholed or bad routes.