#! /usr/bin/env python

import sys, os, signal

if len(sys.argv) < 3:
    print >> sys.stderr, "usage:  timebound  <sec>  <program> <argument...>"
    print >> sys.stderr, "where:"
    print >> sys.stderr, "   <program> <argument...>   program to execute"
    print >> sys.stderr, "   <sec>                     max allowed time"
    sys.exit(2)

signal.alarm(int(sys.argv[1]))
os.execvp(sys.argv[2], sys.argv[2:])