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+Kira
+####
+
+Kira (bash-kira): a small bash script for killing programs which run too long.
+
+The first time you run Kira, it begins watching the pids of a program.
+
+The next time you run Kira, it will kill pids if they are still running.
+
+
+usage
+=====
+
+Kira expects two arguments, the `process-regex` and the human readable `program-name`.
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    ./kira.sh <process-regex> <program-name>" >&2
+
+For example:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    ./kira.sh /usr/bin/uri2png uri2png"
+
+cron
+====
+
+This example kills a program if it has been running for 1-2 minutes.
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+ * * * * * /usr/bin/kira.sh /usr/bin/uri2png uri2png
+
+Note: Cron does not support sub minute scheduling, but Kira should.
+
+files
+=====
+
+Kira manages two files:
+
+/tmp/kira-$PROGRAM_NAME.log:
+ Kira tracks when/what is killed here.
+
+/tmp/kira-$PROGRAM_NAME.pids:
+ Kira stores pids currently being monitored here.