help! simulation on debian

[dode]

Hi, please could anybody help me out with this. I want to run a program written in C++ on debian for specific period of time using the command

./phad 1200 in3* |sort +0 -45 -r >phad.sim

However i discovered that whenever i specify a period of time for it to run, i runs for just 90secs defaultly for any period f time i specify. Cold anyone pls give me a clue of what his wrong.


the Phad is the compiled source code, 1200 in secs is the specified time and the phad.sim his the output extension file.



thank u.

[rojoblandino]

$ sleep 1200; ./phad in3* |sort +0 -45 -r >phad.sim

The OS has already an sleep function.

Just modify your function and do not pass the time to your application and run an sleep before.

see "man sleep" for more details