Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uflorida!ukma!rutgers!att!homxb!homxc!vas1 From: vas1@homxc.ATT.COM (S.PUTCHA) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: timing child processes Message-ID: <6250@homxc.ATT.COM> Date: 7 Apr 89 22:12:01 GMT Distribution: usa Organization: AT&T BL Holmdel NJ USA Lines: 7 References: Is there an easy way to kill a process after it uses up a certain amount of CPU time (Note: NOT REAL time)? The times() system command does return CPU times of child processes. Is there a way to monitor this time ? The problem with time is that it doesnt give you the CPU process time unless you wait() on it. Thanks !