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How do I timeout a slow event?

Use the alarm() function, probably in conjunction with a signal handler, as documented Signals and chapter 6 of the Camel. You may instead use the more flexible Sys::AlarmCall module available from CPAN.

Source: Perl FAQ: System Interaction
Copyright: Copyright (c) 1997 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington.

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