#!/bin/sh

if [ "x$1" = "x" ]; then 
   echo "usage: killg <grep regex>"
   exit 
fi

pids=`ps -ax | grep $1 | grep -v grep | grep -v $0 | awk '{print $1}'`

if [ "$pids" = "" ]; then
   echo "killg:  no processes matching $1"
else
   for pid in $pids; do
      if kill -9 $pid; then
         echo "Killed $1, pid: $pid"
      fi
   done
fi