reference > Flags

--dynamic-timeout

Accepted by

opengrep scan, opengrep ci

Default

false

See also

--timeout, --dynamic-timeout-unit-kb, --dynamic-timeout-max-multiplier, --allow-rule-timeout-control, dynamic_timeout

--timeout gives every rule the same time on every file. With --dynamic-timeout, the limit grows with the size of the file:

limit = timeout × clamp(file size in KB / unit, 1, max multiplier)

The unit is --dynamic-timeout-unit-kb, 30 by default, and the largest multiplier is --dynamic-timeout-max-multiplier, 20 by default. With the default timeout of 5 seconds, a file under 30 KB gets 5 seconds, a file of 150 KB 25 seconds, and a file of 600 KB or more 100 seconds.

A --timeout of 0 sets no limit, and the flag has no effect.

A rule can request the same scaling with the option dynamic_timeout, which applies only when the scan also passes --allow-rule-timeout-control.

## Examples

### Giving large files more time

$ opengrep scan -q --config rules/ --timeout 5 --dynamic-timeout .