tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105545392197418648.post5545257184386453674..comments2010-08-22T04:04:15.560-07:00Comments on Angry Ruby: Timing out Child ProcessesMatt Franzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973881935128108475noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105545392197418648.post-14474773814719350592007-12-03T11:27:00.000-08:002007-12-03T11:27:00.000-08:00I found your post really helpful! I also found the...I found your post really helpful! I also found the solution to your problem at the end:<BR/><BR/>pipe = IO.popen("date")<BR/><BR/>puts "child process = #{pipe.pid}"<BR/><BR/>pipe.close<BR/><BR/>the .pid method also works inside of a block.Mark Pauleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070919449720056108noreply@blogger.com