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Created May 23, 2011 23:46
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  1. tc revised this gist May 23, 2011. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    # helper functions for managing tasks
    # helper functions for managing processes

    def run_system_command(cmd)
    puts cmd
  2. tc created this gist May 23, 2011.
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    # helper functions for managing tasks

    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