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Kill defunct proccesses
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kill-defunct.sh
#!/bin/bash
parents_of_dead_kids=$(ps -ef | grep [d]efunct | awk '{print $3}' | sort | uniq | egrep -v '^1$'); echo "$parents_of_dead_kids" | xargs kill
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