On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 12:45, Raymond Norton <admin at lctn.org> wrote: > I am using cat to capture video from VHS tapes, saving the files as mpegs > and don't want to baby sit things. How can I launch cat with a > predetermined ending time without having to use cron? For a single-use situation, at would be more appropriate than cron. You could also use sleep to run kill at the right time. - Tony