#!/bin/bash

function usage() {
  echo "usage: timeout <seconds> <command> <args>..."
  echo "Runs the command with the args, but kills it if it runs for more than seconds."
}

case $# in
0|1) usage
     exit 1
     ;;
*) SECS=$1
   shift
esac

PID=$$

{
  sleep $SECS
  kill $PID 2>/dev/null
} &

exec "$@"

#"$@" &
#PID=$!
#{
#  sleep $SECS
#  kill $PID 2>/dev/null
#} &
#KPID=$!
#echo "waiting"
#STAT=`wait $PID`
#echo "cmd has terminated"
#kill $KPID 2>/dev/null
#exit $STAT