restart.sh

declare -a pids
i=0

for pid in log/merb.*.pid ; do
    if [ $pid == "log/merb.main.pid" ]; then
        echo "Killing master process"
        kill -9 `cat $pid`
    else
        pids[$i]=`cat $pid`
    fi
    (( i++ ))
done

# start your new merbs
# merb -whatever

for pid in ${pids[@]} ; do
    echo "Killing $pid"
    kill -9 $pid
done