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C-shell script to kill process(s)

Don't know much about c-shell programming. I need a c-shell or bourne shell script that can be run to check for a specific process name, AND owner and issue a kill -9 for that PID. I'll award 200 points just because it's hard for me, but not necessarily for you.

Can't be perl or C by the way......

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newmang

Sorry - I should have mentioned that the command to run this script is as follows:

./the_script userid taskname

Cheers - Gavin

ahoffmann

#!/bin/csh -f
if ($#argc < 2) then
echo "Usage: $0 <username> <processname>"
exit 1
endif
set os = `uname -s`
switch ($os)
case 'SunOS':
set pids = (`ps -ef|awk '($1=="'$1'"&&$9=="'$2'"){print $2};'`)
breaksw
case Linux:
# NOTE that we assume that Linux uses gawk
set pids = (`ps axu | awk '($1=="'$1'"&&$11=="'$2'"){print $2};'`)
breaksw
default:
echo "**ERROR: unknown OS: $os"
breaksw
endsw
if ($#pids > 0) then
kill -9 $pids
else
echo no matching processes
endif

tfewster

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modulo

Finalized as proposed

ahoffmann points at:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20569250/Points-for-ahoffmann.html

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