RE: Simple Script issue..??

Just use:

#pkill $processname

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pkill

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> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:42:54 -0700
> From: waydavis@cox.net
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Simple Script issue..??
>
> ps -A | grep $1 | cut -c1-5 | grep -o [0123456789]* | kill
>
>
> WILL NOT WORK.
>
> I want to run the above script "whack" like this: whack kicker
> which should kill the process "kicker"
> But it chokes at the "kill" part and I do not know what I'm
> doing..... and doing wrong :-)
>
> Anybody?
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