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home/.config/polybar/scripts/launch-polybar

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# config location
+CONF_PATH=$HOME/.config/polybar
+
+# Check WM
+cur_wm=$(wmctrl -m | grep Name | cut -d " " -f2)
+
+if [[ $1 == --reload ]]; then
+  if ! [[ $cur_wm == i3 ]]; then
+    openbox --restart
+    al-compositor --restart
+    al-tint2restart
+  else
+    echo -e "WARN:  Option [--reload] not meant for i3..\n\nUse [Super]+[Shift]+r to reload i3\n"
+  fi
+fi
+
+# Terminate already running bar instances
+killall -q polybar
+
+if pgrep -x "tint2" >/dev/null; then
+  echo "Tint is running, not launching bars"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Wait until the processes have been shut down
+while pgrep -u $UID -x polybar >/dev/null; do sleep 0.5; done
+
+
+echo "WM is $cur_wm... Launching appropriate bars"
+
+if [[ $cur_wm == i3 ]]; then  # if i3 launch the i3-bar
+  polybar -r --config=$CONF_PATH/config i3-bar &
+
+else  # otherwise we assume openbox
+  polybar -r --config=$CONF_PATH/config openbox-bar &
+
+fi
+
+echo "Bars launched..."