#sccs	"@(#) /b4/law/sccs/ph/s.zap 1.1"

PATH=/bin:/usr/bin
IFS='
'		#just a newline
SIG=-9
case $1 in
"")	echo 'Usage: zap [-2] pattern' 1>&2; exit 1 ;;
-*)	SIG=$1; shift
esac

# kill all process of argument

I=`ps -e | grep "$*" | cut -c1-6`
	for PROCESS in $I
		do
		kill $SIG $PROCESS
		done
#kill $SIG `ps -e | grep "$*" | awk '{print $1}'`