Re: how to automatically kill a program by itself?

You could also use a watchdog if you don't trust the application to end itself.

watchdog -t 7200 script
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Update: Fixed fork error check.
Update: Added command line options and moved code into its own (CUFP) node.

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Re^2: how to automatically kill a program by itself? by poolpi (Hermit) on Feb 16, 2009 at 15:28 UTC
To complete ikegami's idea, you could have a look at Proc::Watchdog>MANIFEST watchd and sample.pl hth, PooLpi 'Ebry haffa hoe hab im tik a bush'. Jamaican proverb	[reply] [d/l]


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