ps_functions.sh #1

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# Common functions for using 'ps' to check on process ids.

# get_pids ($exe)
# Usage: Call with an exe name, e.g. /p4/1/bin/p4web_1
#
# Example:
# p4web_pids=$(get_pids $P4WEBBIN)
# p4broker_pids=$(get_pids $P4BROKERBIN)

# This implementation works on Mac OSX and a variety of Unix/Linux systems.
get_pids () {
   exe=$1
   pids=$($PS -ef|$GREP "${exe} "| $GREP -v " $GREP " | $AWK '{print $2}')
   echo $pids
}