diff --git a/cmake_targets/autotests/tools/remove_old_programs.bash b/cmake_targets/autotests/tools/remove_old_programs.bash
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+#$1 programs to be killed and checked
+var=`ps -A |grep -E -i $1`
+echo $var
+if [ -n "$var" ]; then echo 'Match found'; else echo 'Match not found' ;fi 
+