Linux run a command with a time limit (timeout)

Sep 27, 2019, 11:00 (0 Talkback[s])
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I want to start command called foo, and kill it if still running after given DURATION in seconds. How do I run a command a time Limit on Linux? How do I run a Linux command, and have it timeout (abort) after N seconds?

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