docs: Clarify timeout units in env var docs#4906
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OTLP timeout env vars lacked unit specification, causing confusion. Added (in seconds) to docs for OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TIMEOUT and related vars. Fixes open-telemetry#4858
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Clarifies timeout units in environment variable documentation. Users were confused whether
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TIMEOUT=10meant 10ms or 10s.Added "(in seconds)" to documentation for:
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TIMEOUTOTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_TIMEOUTOTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_TIMEOUTOTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_TIMEOUTOTEL_EXPORTER_JAEGER_TIMEOUT(bonus fix for consistency)Also added missing "Default: 10" to signal-specific timeout vars.
Fixes #4858
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