[MPlayer-users] stopping a dumpstream after a specified amount of time

[Fabien Wernli]

On Mon, Oct 18, 2004 at 08:26:49PM -0700, james houston wrote:
> I want to use the Linux mplayer's dumpstream option to
> capture an online radio station, but it needs to stop
> after a specified amount of time (when the radio
> program is over).
> 

why don't you at it?

mplayer whatever
echo pkill mplayer | at now + 50 min