From StephenAndert@firsthealth.com Wed, 22 Aug 2001 08:38:54 -0700 From: "Stephen Andert" Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 08:38:54 -0700 Subject: Re: OT: Unix - performance tuning (vmstat 5) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Try this: var_pid=`echo $var_grep_vmstat | grep -v grep | (read u v w x y z; echo ${v} )`kill $var_pid the grep -v grep will remove any lines with the word grep.    HTH Stephen >>> clchan@nie.edu.sg 08/22/01 05:05AM >>>Hi Unix Gurus,I submit a job to monitor the CPU utilization etc every 15 mins using thecommand vmstat 5.How do I kill the submitted unix process of the batch job ? I tried to kill the submitted process using a batch job using the followingcommand :var_pid=`echo $var_grep_vmstat | (read u v w x y z; echo ${v} )`kill $var_pidThis works if the output is $ ps -ef | grep vmstat   orahrms 11271 11263  0 17:30:00 ?        0:00 vmstat 5   orahrms 11612 11576  0 18:50:53 pts/11   0:00 grep vmstatIf the output is as below, the program will not work $ ps -ef | grep vmstat   orahrms 11612 11576  0 18:50:53 pts/11   0:00 grep vmstat   orahrms 11271 11263  0 17:30:00 ?        0:00 vmstat 5Please help. Thanks in advance.Regds,New Bee-- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com-- Author: CHAN Chor Ling Catherine (CSC)  INET: clchan@nie.edu.sgFat City Network Services    -- (858) 538-5051  FAX: (858) 538-5051San Diego, California        -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists--------------------------------------------------------------------To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail messageto: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and inthe message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from).  You mayalso send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).