helper functions for managing processes

gistfile1.rb

# helper functions for managing processes

def run_system_command(cmd)
  puts cmd
  status = system(cmd)
  $?.exitstatus
end

def kill_matching_process_cmd(process_name)
    cmd = "echo `ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep \"#{process_name.gsub("-", "\\-")}\" | awk '{print $2}'` | xargs kill"
end