check_weechat - a small script to keep weechat alive, suitable for crontab

[einar-bin] / check_weechat

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+#!/bin/bash
+# Short script to help keeping weechat alive
+if test $(ps x | grep SCREEN | grep weechat-curses | grep -v grep | wc -l) -gt 0
+then
+       # screen process with ID weechat is running, exit silently
+       exit 0
+else
+       # No screen process with ID weechat is running, restart screen
+       screen -U -d -m -s /bin/bash -S weechat -T screen-256color weechat-curses
+fi