My kill9 script (old)

kill9

#!/bin/bash

# ---------------------------------------------------
# Original script name: kill9
#
# Object: Kill the matching given name processes
# ---------------------------------------------------

if [ -z $1 ]; then
  echo "Error: missing search arguments... exiting"
  exit 1
fi

# Option(s) of the kill command (signal)
kill_option="-9"

# transform params into regexps
chained_regexp=''
any_term_regexp=''
for (( i=1; i<$#; i++ )); do
  chained_regexp+="${!i}.*"
  any_term_regexp+="${!i}|"
done
chained_regexp+="${*: -1}"
any_term_regexp+="${*: -1}"

# Get PIDs of process matching given parameter
pids=`ps -Af | grep -Ev "($0|grep -)" | grep -i "$chained_regexp" | awk '{ print $2 }' | tr '\n' ' '`

if [ -z "$pids" ]; then
  echo "Nothing to kill like that...."
else
  echo ""
  # a bit of display with a bit of color :D
  ps -f -p $pids | sed -r "s/($any_term_regexp)/$(tput sgr0)$(tput bold)$(tput setaf 1)\1$(tput sgr0)/g"
  echo ""
  echo "Kill those Y/N ??"

  read kill

  if [[ $kill == Y || $kill == y || $kill == O || $kill == o ]]; then
    echo "Killing of $pids"
    sudo kill $kill_option $pids
  else
    echo "Nothing killed."
  fi
fi