Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU!r3jjs
From: r3jjs@VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU (Jeremy J Starcher)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
Subject: Killing run away processes
Keywords: shell, kill
Message-ID: <708@VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU>
Date: 2 Oct 90 19:23:34 GMT
References: <1815@utoday.UUCP> <1990Sep29.024105.29939@chinet.chi.il.us> <1819@utoday.UUCP>
Reply-To: r3jjs@VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU (Jeremy J Starcher)
Organization: U of Akron Computer Center, Ohio
Lines: 17

#!/bin/sh
#########################################################################
#  This shell script will zot (kill -9) all process except the user's	#
#  shells. Several processes will return as none existent or some other #
#  error.  Ignore those.						#
#									#
#  This script file is dedicated to all those who find themselves with	#
#  a program that quickly goes out of control and need a way to		#
#  terminate it quickly.						#
#								  	#
#  Caveat:  This script must be named zot                               #
#									#
#  Author:  Jeremy J Starcher (r3jjs@vax1.cc.uakron.edu)		#
#  Date:    2 October 1990						#
#########################################################################

kill -9 `ps -aux | grep $USER | grep -v -e -csh | grep -v 'sh zot' | cut -c10-15 | paste -s -`