whack-a-mole

#!/usr/bin/env bash

_whack_a_mole_log=~/dotfiles/log/whack-a-mole.log

_whack_a_mole () {

  printf $@:
  while true
  do
    i=$(ps aux | grep $@ | grep -ve grep -ve whack-a-mole | awk '{print $2}')
    test -z $i && continue
    printf $i,
    kill $i
  done

}

_whack_a_mole_ps_aux () {
  ps aux | grep whack-a-mole | grep -ve grep -ve $1
}

### OPTIONS ###

case $1 in

  '')
    grep OPTIONS -A100 $0
    ;;

  list)
    _whack_a_mole_ps_aux $1
    ;;

  log)
    tail -f "$_whack_a_mole_log"
    ;;

  kill)
    _whack_a_mole_ps_aux $1 | awk '{print $2}' | xargs kill
    echo >> "$_whack_a_mole_log"
    ;;

  *)
    _whack_a_mole $@ >> "$_whack_a_mole_log" &
    ;;

esac