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Zombie process catcher
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zombie_catcher.sh
#!/bin/bash
ps aux | awk '{if ($8 = "Z") print $1,$2,$8,$11;}' | tee /home/$USER/zombie.tmp
ZCOUNT=$(wc -l /home/$USER/zombie.tmp | awk '{print $1}')
ZCOUNT=$(expr $ZCOUNT - 1)
echo "Total $ZCOUNT zombie processes found."
rm -f /home/$USER/zombie.tmp
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