On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 12:45:35PM -0500, Raymond Norton 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? Can you convert time into space (bytes) and use dd instead of cat? Cheers, florin -- Beware of software written by optimists! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20120430/bd2e0b71/attachment.pgp>