LINUX: get PID

gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/sh
SERVICE='EldesDaemon'
FILE='/usr/local/sbin/eldes/EldesDaemon.pid'
if ps ax | grep -v grep | grep $SERVICE > /dev/null
then
    #PIDID=$(ps ax | grep -v grep | grep $SERVICE | awk '{print $1}')
    #echo "$SERVICE service running, everything is fine"
    #echo "pid = $PIDID"
    #echo $PIDID > $FILE
    if [ -f $FILE ];
    then
      echo "File $FILE exists"
      while read line
      do
	PIDID=${line%,*}
	echo $PIDID
      done < $FILE
      kill -9 $PIDID
    else
      echo "File $FILE does not exist"
    fi

else
    echo "$SERVICE is not running"
fi

Hi!

Looks like bugs/mistakes migrates from one user to other. Does no one aware about pidof? In 99,999% cases I see: ps x | grep .... Are you aware about pidof?
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daniel@synapse:~/Documents/Vertica$ ps x | grep [f]irefox
 2521 ?        Sl    39:31 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox
 5184 ?        Rl    15:39 /usr/lib/firefox/plugin-container /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so -greomni /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja -appomni /usr/lib/firefox/browser/omni.ja -appdir /usr/lib/firefox/browser 2521 true plugin
daniel@synapse:~/Documents/Vertica$ pidof firefox
2521