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#!/bin/bashwaitforjob() {  WHICH=$1  MAX=$2  echo "max = $MAX";  N=0  while true; do    kill -0 $WHICH 2>&1 >/dev/null || break    sleep 1    echo -n "."    N=$((N+1))    if test $N -gt $MAX ; then        echo "This is taking too long."        kill $WHICH        break    fi  done}sleep 30 & waitforjob %% 5