diff --git a/maven-meeper/src/bin/kill_long_runners.sh b/maven-meeper/src/bin/kill_long_runners.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+##
+##Usage: <scriptname> <process name> <timeout in hours> 
+##
+
+
+ ps -eo comm,etime,pid |
+ grep $1|
+ awk -v TIMEOUT=4 '
+{
+	if($2~/-/){
+		system("kill -9 "$3);
+	}
+	else{
+		tl=split($2, tm, ":");
+		print tl;
+		if(tl==3 && tm[1]>TIMEOUT){
+			system("kill -9 "$3);
+		}
+	}
+}'