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timed_command.rb
begin
cmd = IO.popen(command, :err=>[:child, :out])
Timeout::timeout(duration) do
while (line = cmd.gets) do
output += line
end
Process.wait(cmd.pid)
end
rescue Timeout::Error
Process.kill('KILL', cmd.pid)
Process.wait(cmd.pid)
end
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