Shell Programming and Scripting

killtree()
{
  typeset parent=$1
  typeset child
  for child in $(pgrep -P $parent)
  do
    killtree $child
  done

  kill -9 $parent
}

ssh $REMOTE_INT_IP 'killtree() {typeset parent=\$1; typeset child; for child in \${pgrep -P \$parent}; do killtree \$child; done; kill -9 \$parent}'

 ssh $REMOTE_INT_IP killtree='function kt $1 {typeset parent=\$1; typeset child; for child in \${pgrep -P \$parent}; do killtree \$child; done; kill -9 \$parent}'

% ssh localhost 'killtree()
{
  typeset parent=$1
  typeset child
  for child in $(pgrep -P $parent)
  do
    killtree $child
  done

  kill -9 $parent
}
declare -f killtree
 '
xxxx@localhost's password:
killtree () {
        typeset parent=$1
        typeset child
        for child in $(pgrep -P $parent)
        do
                killtree $child
        done
        kill -9 $parent
}