cmatrix is not showing if used with timeout in .bashrc file

[hiruthicShaSS]

Describe the bug
Unable to run the cmatrix at startup with a timeout.
I am trying to run the cmtarix for 1 second everytime the terminal is opened using timeout 1s cmatrix, but it doesnt work. It just waits for a second or X seconds provided in timeout and the cmatrix is not showing.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
Add a entry in .bashrc file: timeout 1s cmatrix
Then open a new terminal.

Expected behavior
It should run cmatrix for 1 second and then stop.

Screenshots
.bashrc file:

It waits for a second (or X seconds) but no matrix effect:

2022-02-16.15-30-34.mp4

• OS: Ubuntu
• Version 20.04.3 LTS

Additional context
Timeout command with other commands like ping are working fine with .bashrc file but only the cmatrix is not wokring, althoug cmatrix with timeout is working fine in terminal if the command is issued manually.

2022-02-16.15-29-31.mp4

I do realize this is so dumb of me to ask this as a issue, but any help is appreciated😇🙏.

[hiruthicShaSS]

This works fine in zsh shell with the timeout but not in vannila bash shell

[abishekvashok]

hmm interesting, can you try increasing the length of the timeout? Like try for 60s?

[hiruthicShaSS]

I tried increasing the timeout and no luck, still the bash prompt waits for x seconds and then the prompt appears, no matrix effect.

[tigion]

The following command may be a workaround:

((sleep 1 && pkill -3 cmatrix) &) > /dev/null; cmatrix

Disadvantage: It kills all running cmatrix processes.