# File lib/rhc-common.rb, line 43
  def self.timeout(*vals)
    vals.each do |val|
      if val
        unless val.to_i > 0
          puts 'Timeout must be specified as a number greater than 0'
          exit 1
        end
        @read_timeout = [val.to_i, @read_timeout].max
        return @read_timeout
      end
    end
  end