Thanks to everyone who gave input, especially Ethan.
This is the latest version and seems to work well -
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#!/bin/sh
# mynet
# used to remove netscape's lockfile and kill it's pid after a
#freeze.
lock_file=~/.netscape/lock
net_pid=$(ps x|grep netscape|grep -v grep|awk '{print $1}')
if [ -n "$net_pid" ]
then
kill -9 "$net_pid"
echo -e "\nKilled pid #$net_pid."
fi
if [ -L "$lock_file" ]
then
rm "$lock_file"
echo -e "\nLockfile was removed.\n"
fi
netscape -no-about-splash &
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kent
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