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Infinite loop problem in Linux
By shivamisation, history, 3 years ago, In English

I've been facing this issue for a long time , whenever there is an infinite loop in my code , my system freezes and I have to restart my system EVEN DURING CONTESTS . Is there a way to stop this , I am using Linux Mint distro and Geany IDE . Any suggestions will be highly appreciated .

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3 years ago, # |
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I also have linux, but use Vscode with this extension to run test cases (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=DivyanshuAgrawal.competitive-programming-helper). Which will automatically terminate your program if its run infinitely with returning the error of SIGTERM.

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3 years ago, # |
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You can change running command with timeout. Read here: Timeout Command

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    Can you please help me with the command.

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      It's simply timeout 2s ./your-binary-file if you want to exit your program after 2s.

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3 years ago, # |
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I don't think mint 20.2 have this issue anymore. What is your version ?

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