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# Prompt-Timeout

The `Prompt-Timeout` option allows you to specify the duration, in seconds, until CommandPrompter cancels a prompt.

#### Usage

You can configure the `Prompt-Timeout` by editing the "config.yml" file as follows:

```yaml
# After how many seconds until
# CommandPrompter cancels a
# prompt
Prompt-Timeout: 300
```

In this example, the timeout is set to 300 seconds.

#### Explanation

The `Prompt-Timeout` determines the period of inactivity after which CommandPrompter cancels a prompt. Adjust this value to control how long a user has to input a command before the prompt is canceled automatically.

#### Example

To set the `Prompt-Timeout` to 120 seconds, use the following configuration:

```yaml
Prompt-Timeout: 120
```

This will set the timeout to 120 seconds, allowing users two minutes to respond to a prompt.


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