Kill Rider on Linux

kill_rider.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# kill_rider.sh - Kill all processes containing "rider" (case-insensitive)
#

# List matching processes first for safety, excluding this script itself
echo "🔍 Matching processes:"
ps aux | grep -i rider | grep -v grep | grep -v kill_rider.sh

# Ask for confirmation before killing
read -p "⚠️  Kill these processes? [y/N]: " confirm
if [[ "$confirm" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
    # Find and kill them, excluding this script itself
    ps aux | grep -i rider | grep -v grep | grep -v kill_rider.sh | awk '{print $2}' | xargs -r kill -9
    echo "✅ Processes killed."
else
    echo "❌ Aborted."
fi



OR 


#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# kill_rider.sh - Kill all processes containing "rider" (case-insensitive) without confirmation
#

# Exclude this script's PID dynamically and kill matching processes
ps aux | grep -i rider | grep -v grep | awk -v pid=$$ '$2 != pid {print $2}' | xargs -r kill -9

echo "✅ All 'rider' processes killed (except this script)."