freebsd-dev/usr.sbin/watchdogd/watchdog.8
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The default timeout is 128 seconds.

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.Dd October 18, 2014
.Dt WATCHDOG 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm watchdog
.Nd watchdog control program
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl d
.Op Fl t Ar timeout
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility can be used to control the kernel's watchdog facility.
.Pp
The
.Fl d
option
enables debugging.
.Pp
The
.Fl t Ar timeout
option
specifies the desired timeout period in seconds, a value of
zero will disable the watchdog.
The default timeout is 128 seconds.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr watchdog 4 ,
.Xr watchdogd 8 ,
.Xr watchdog 9
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
utility appeared in
.Fx 5.1 .
.Sh AUTHORS
.An -nosplit
The
.Nm
utility and manual page were written by
.An Sean Kelly Aq Mt smkelly@FreeBSD.org
and
.An Poul-Henning Kamp Aq Mt phk@FreeBSD.org .
.Pp
Some contributions made by
.An Jeff Roberson Aq Mt jeff@FreeBSD.org .