#!/bin/sh

HOSTN=`hostname|cut -f1 -d.`
PST=/tmp/clean_often.$HOSTN.$$.$RANDOM
rm -f $PST 2>/dev/null

# only call "ps" once, since the process table changes very fast and we might otherwise
# report inconsistent information
ps -efw | egrep -v '^UID' > $PST

# also filter out netstat, since mozilla and galeon frequently generate defunct netstat children 
LIST_OF_DEFUNCT_PPID=`cat $PST|fgrep defunct |fgrep -v grep|fgrep -v netstat|perl -p -e's/^\s+//;@a=split/\s+/;$_=$a[2]."\n"'`

for p in $LIST_OF_DEFUNCT_PPID
do
    cat $PST | fgrep $p
done | sort -u

rm $PST