Re: How to run a command, gather its output and kill it after a specified time?

You already kill the external program. You then decide to kill the main program when that happens. If you don't want to die, then, well, don't.

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Re^2: How to run a command, gather its output and kill it after a specified time? by blindluke (Hermit) on Feb 15, 2012 at 18:36 UTC
Thank you, JavaFan! Of course, moritz already gave the right suggestion, but I was as stubborn as the shell in question in not understanding what he said. :) My sincere thanks for the answer, and for having the necessary patience to repeat it for me. regards, Luke Jefferson	[reply]