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Date:	Thu, 26 Jun 2003 16:27:13 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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To:	Alex Vinokur <alexvn AT connect DOT to>
cc:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject:	Re: Interrupting program from command line
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On Thu, 26 Jun 2003, Alex Vinokur wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have some program that works endlessly.
> I want the program to be interrupted in some time after starting.
> Is it possible to do that from command?
>
> Something like (pseudo-code) :
> $ run 6 sec my_program,
>
>    Alex Vinokur

Sure.  Write a script that saves the PID, starts a timer, and kills the
child on timeout (you'll need to clean up the timer if the child finishes
earlier).  Or take advantage of a script that's already written, e.g.,
<http://www-124.ibm.com/developerworks/oss/cvs/jikesrvm/rvm/regression/limited.sh?rev=1.5>.
	Igor
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