#!/bin/sh
ext1=ermHasBeenAddedOn$1
if ( [ $ext1 = "ermHasBeenAddedOn--help" -o $ext1 = "ermHasBeenAddedOn" ] ) then ( 
    echo Usage: nkill [ -n ] search_string
    echo "   eg:" nkill -9 barr     
    echo "   or:" nkill barr
) else (
if ( [ $2 ] ) then ( 
    code=$1
    look=$2

    me=`whoami`
    prid=`ps waux | grep -i $me | grep $look | grep -v grep | grep -v nkill | cut -c -59 | grep -i $me | gawk '{ print $2 }'`

    if ( [ `echo $prid | wc -w` -ge 1 ] ) then (
	echo -n Killing pid number $prid "... "
	kill $code $prid
	echo done
    ) else (
        echo No process matching $look was found.
    ) fi
) else ( 
    code="-1"
    look=$1

    me=`whoami`
    prid=`ps waux | grep -i $me | grep $look | grep -v grep | grep -v nkill | cut -c -59 | grep -i $me | gawk '{ print $2 }'`
 
    if ( [ `echo $prid | wc -w` -ge 1 ] ) then (
	echo -n Killing pid number $prid "... "
	kill $code $prid
	echo done
    ) else (
        echo No process matching $look was found.
    ) fi
) fi
) fi