Nighthawk at 01:29, 20 July 2013

2013-07-20T01:29:57Z

Nighthawk: Pushed from Themanclub.

2013-02-25T22:25:17Z

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#!/bin/bash

###
### Run command for given number of seconds then kill it
###

read -p "How long should I run for? ==> " count_secs

if [ $count_secs -gt 0 ]
then
###
### number of seconds greater than zero
###

/my/command &

###
### assume that the PID of the command is $$
###
my_PID=$$
sleep $count_secs
kill -15 $my_PID
fi

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@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-#!/bin/bash
+ #!/bin/bash
-###
+ read -p "How long should I run for? ==> " count_secs
-### Run command for given number of seconds then kill it
-###
-read -p "How long should I run for? ==> " count_secs
+ if [ $count_secs -gt 0 ]
+ then
 if [ $count_secs -gt 0 ]
 then
     ###
     ### number of seconds greater than zero
@@ Line 23: / Line 20: @@
     sleep $count_secs
     kill -15 $my_PID
-fi
+ fi
 [[category:bash]]

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Nighthawk at 01:29, 20 July 2013

Nighthawk: Pushed from Themanclub.