end - End Now Dead process

#!/bin/bash

#   --------[ END - End Now Dead(process) ]--------
#
# Uccide con SIGKILL (-9) il processo che occupa piu' CPU
# Utile per terminare al volo processi zombie

a=$(ps aux | awk '{print $2, $3, $11}' | sort -k2rn | head -1)
p=$(echo "$a"|awk '{print $1}')
b=$(echo "$a"|awk '{print $3}')
b=$(basename "$b")
echo -ne "\n!> killo \e[1;37m$b\e[m di prepotenza? [\e[1;31mk\e[m] to kill..."
read -sn1
if [[ "$REPLY" == 'k' ]]
    then
        kill -9 "$p"
        echo -e "\n!> KILLED!"
    else
        echo -e "\n!> ...abort"
fi