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title: "Discussion on \"set of real-time DevOps shell scripting scenarios\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"set of real-time DevOps shell scripting scenarios\". 1. Find and kill all zombie processes\n🔹 What is a zombie process?\n\nA process that is dead but still listed because its parent didn’t clean it.\n\nStatus = Z\n\n\n🔹 Real-world use\n\nToo many zombies = system issues → DevOps must clean parent processes.\n\n�..."
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1\. Find and kill all zombie processes 🔹 What is a zombie process? A process that is dead but still listed because its parent didn’t clean it. Status = Z 🔹 Real-world use Too many zombies = system issues → DevOps must clean parent processes. �...

Dec 11, 2025 · 9 min read · alimasiuzzama.hashnode.dev  
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