On 07/04/07, Jerry Geis <geisj at pagestation.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I am wondering if there exists a centos command that runs another command > and ensures the second command doesnt take more than x seconds? When x > is given on the command line. > > If the second command is not "done" the first command will just kill it > and both exit. > > Does such a method or command exist? > > I just need to ensure the second command does just continue to run and > run and run. I found something on the web ages ago that does just this - see: <http://www.splode.com/~friedman/software/scripts/src/with-timeout> James Pearson