kill-zombies

#!/bin/sh

# By default script ask to kill all process, providing breaf info by it.
# If you specify parameter y or Y, it wiill silently kill all, if you provide any other value zombies just listed

# http://misc.flogisoft.com/bash/tip_colors_and_formatting
COLOR_RESET='\e[0m'
COLOR_LIGHT_GREEN='\e[92m'
COLOR_CYAN='\e[36m'

# $1 pid
# $2 cmd
# $3 ppid
function defaultString(){
pid="$1"
cmd="$2"
ppid="$3"
echo -ne "zombie process ${COLOR_CYAN}${pid}${COLOR_RESET} ${COLOR_LIGHT_GREEN}{$cmd}${COLOR_RESET} with parent ${COLOR_CYAN}${ppid}${COLOR_RESET} ${COLOR_LIGHT_GREEN}{$(ps h -o state,cmd --pid $ppid)}${COLOR_RESET}";
}

# For grep trick to do not match itself see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9375711/more-elegant-ps-aux-grep-v-grep
ps ax -o pid,state,ppid,cmd | \
	grep ' [Z] ' | \
		while read pid state ppid cmd; do
			if [ $ppid -eq 1 ]; then
				echo -e "Zombie $(defaultString $pid "$cmd" $ppid). Skip kill init!"
			else
				if [ -z "$1" ]; then
					echo -e "Kill $(defaultString $pid "$cmd" $ppid) (y/N)?";
					read ANS < /dev/tty
					[[ 'y' == "${1,,}" || 'y' == "${ANS,,}" ]] && kill $ppid;
					unset ANS
				else
					if [ 'y' == "${1,,}" ]; then
						echo -e "Kill $(defaultString $pid "$cmd" $ppid)!";
						kill $ppid;
					else
						echo -e "$(defaultString $pid "$cmd" $ppid) (requested only list)";
					fi
				fi
			fi
		done