dotfiles/polybar/launch.sh
M1dgard 21b0ddab32
Add an ad-hoc screen switching system
Write a script to switch monitors, and make Polybar play nice with it
2018-05-29 12:26:09 +02:00

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#!/bin/bash
echo "Launching polybar"
# Terminate already running bar instances
killall -q polybar
# Wait until the processes have been shut down
while pgrep -u $UID -x polybar >/dev/null; do sleep 1; done
(
set -o allexport # Make all assignments exports
source "$(dirname "$0")"/secrets.sh
set +o allexport
# Get the primary monitor, or else just any active monitor
MONITOR="$(xrandr | grep " connected primary" | head -n1 | cut -d ' ' -f1)"
[[ -n $MONITOR ]] || MONITOR="$(xrandr | grep " connected" | head -n1 | cut -d ' ' -f1)"
[[ -n $MONITOR ]] && export MONITOR
polybar --config="$HOME/.config/polybar/config.ini" midbard
)
echo "Polybar launched."