From: Ralph Shnelvar <ralphs@...32.com>
Date: 2010-09-01T10:37:22+09:00
Subject: KIlling a process inside a thread

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I have

    @child_thread = Thread.new do
      # puts "#{__FILE__} @ #{__LINE__} #{Time.now}"

      stdout = `#{the_command}`
      @child_thread_return_status = $?
    end

and later

    #child_thread.kill


This apearrs to kill the thread but not the command surrounded by the back tick.


How do I kill the comand that is the backticked executable?
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