On Apr 8, Darren Edgerton said:
>i want to set a timer around a system command, so that IF the command runs
>longer than x seconds
>
>$maxtime=60; # 60 seconds
>system("some_command_that_takes_longer_than_60secs");
Here's how I'd do it:
{
local $SIG{ALRM} = \&send_email;
alarm 60;
system $command;
alarm 0;
}
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