#!/bin/bash

# process_timer.sh  
# run this through cron every 5 or 10 minutes to keep track of when a long duration  process completed.
# remember to remove it from cron after process completes


# Edit this variable.
# This variable needs to be a unique name or part of a name of the process you want to test
# As it displays in process output (i.e. ps aux)

my_process="erase"

# if this script is being run outside cron, inform user
tty -s
is_tty=$?

if [ $is_tty = "0" ] ; then
     echo "Is tty.  Not running in cron."
elif [ $is_tty -gt "0" ] ; then
     echo "Is NOT tty.  Running in cron."
fi

my_process="erase"
my_output="/tmp/donetime.txt"

if ps aux | grep -v 'grep' | grep -q $my_process; then
    echo "$my_process is still running"
    now=`date`
    echo "$now \"$my_process\" is still running"  >> $my_output
else
    now=`date`
    date
    echo -n "Process \"$my_process\" completed at: " >> $my_output
    echo $now >> $my_output
fi

exit