linux-services-killby-name.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Function to kill a process
kill_process() {
  echo "Killing process with PID: $1"
  kill "$1"
}

# Prompt the user for the process name if not provided as an argument
if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
  read -p "Enter the process name: " process_name
else
  process_name="$1"
fi

# Get the process ID(s) using pidof
pids=$(pidof "$process_name")

if [ -z "$pids" ]; then
  echo "No processes found with the name: $process_name"
  exit 1
fi

# Display the process ID(s) and prompt for confirmation to kill
echo "Process(es) found with the name: $process_name"
echo "$pids"

read -p "Do you want to kill the process(es)? [y/N]: " confirm

if [[ $confirm =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
  for pid in $pids; do
    kill_process "$pid"
  done
  echo "Process(es) killed successfully."
else
  echo "Process(es) not killed."
fi