trial script

[root@rhel9 bash-scripting]# cat killthezombies.sh
#!/bin/bash

if [ -z $1 ]
then
	echo provide the name of the zombie to kill when running this script
	exit 11
fi

ZOMBIES=$(ps aux | grep $1 | grep -v grep | awk '{ print $2 }')

echo DEBUG: zombies is $ZOMBIES
echo press Enter to continue
read

if [ -z $ZOMBIES ]
then
	echo no work to do
	exit 12
fi

kill -9 $ZOMBIES
echo the zombies are now gone