shell script with an auto shutoff

[Fenderian_Mayhew]

I want to make shell scripts that auto kill after a certain amount of time, or at a certain time. if this is possable, what should i use in the script.

[spiky001]

You can use

sleep 10

has to be positive

[raja.genupula]

You can use

sleep 10

has to be positive

didn't get it . can you please elaborate it .

[spiky001]

I dont know shell scripting sorry, but I heard of the sleep command I found an example on google, http://www.devdaily.com/blog/post/li...-sleep-command also after the sleep command you could add "kill" what ever process you want to end. Maybe post your script someone might help with it

[spiky001]

I used this one for a problem I had

#!/bin/bash
 sudo ifconfig eth0 down
 sleep 5
 sudo ifconfig eth0 up
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[raja.genupula]

oh i think your using the script for disconnecting your eth0 connection for 10 sec and re-enabling after 10 sec . nice script . ok i have a modem with connection name as " R " . so how can i down it . i have tried as you given . but i got as this .

assassin@genupulas:~$ sudo ifconfig R down
R: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device

thanks in advance ,

[spiky001]

That was an example for "sleep" command