UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

#!/bin/bash

operation="go"
while [ "$operation" != "quit" ]; do
    echo -n 'Enter Operation '
    read operation    

    case $operation in
        "start testing" )
##Start a process
            echo "starting testing"
            ./testing.scr &
                    ;;
        "stop testing" )
##Stop a process

#check to see if process exists. kill if exists, warn if it does not
            if [ "$(ps | grep testing.scr)" -ne "" ]; then
            kill $(ps | grep testing.scr | cut -d' ' -f 2)
                else
                    echo "job does not exist"
            fi            
                    ;;                    
                    
        * )
            echo "error keyed"
        ;;
    esac
done

 
ps ax | grep testing.scr | grep -v grep

if [ `/bin/pidof -x testing.scr | wc -l` = 1 ]
then
    do your thing
fi

declare -a pids
pids=`ps aguwx | grep run.sh | awk '{print $2}' | xargs`
for thisPid in "${pids[@]:0}"
do
	printf "killing $thisPid \n"
	kill -9 $thisPid
done;