I still have this bug ps xa | grep myS 6615 pts/1 S+ 0:00 /bin/bash ./myScript.sh 6619 pts/0 S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto myS bss@Frog:~$ killall -v myScript.sh Killed myScript.sh(6615) with signal 15 bss@Froggy:~$ ps xa | grep myS 6636 pts/1 S+ 0:00 /bin/bash ./myScriptWithALongName.sh 6639 pts/0 S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto myS bss@Frog:~$ killall -v myScriptWithALongName.sh myScriptWithALongName.sh: no process found bss@Frog:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Release: 12.04 Codename: precise
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