# persistent – Use a persistent unix socket for connection

- Synopsis
- Parameters
- Status

## Synopsis

- This is a helper plugin to allow making other connections persistent.

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Configuration | Comments
--- | --- | --- | ---
persistent_command_timeout integer | Default: 10 | ini entries: [persistent_connection] command_timeout = 10 env:ANSIBLE_PERSISTENT_COMMAND_TIMEOUT var: ansible_command_timeout | Configures, in seconds, the amount of time to wait for a command to return from the remote device. If this timer is exceeded before the command returns, the connection plugin will raise an exception and close

## Status

- This connection is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This connection is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- Ansible Core Team

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