dotool/dotoold
2023-08-16 18:40:39 +01:00

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#!/bin/sh
for a; do
case "$a" in
-h|--help)
echo 'dotoold runs dotool reading from a pipe for dotoolc to write to. dotoold
will exit immediately if the pipe is already being read. The path used
for the pipe is $DOTOOL_PIPE else /tmp/dotool-pipe.' >&2
exit
;;
--) break;;
esac
done
fifo_being_read(){
[ -p "$1" ] && /bin/echo 1<>"$1" >"$1"
}
p="${DOTOOL_PIPE:-/tmp/dotool-pipe}"
if fifo_being_read "$p" 2> /dev/null; then
printf %s\\n "dotoold: another instance is already reading the pipe: $p" >&2
exit 1
fi
rm -f -- "$p" || exit 1
trap 'rm -f -- "$p"; pkill -P $$; trap - EXIT; exit' EXIT INT TERM HUP
mkfifo -m 660 "$p" || exit 1
dotool "$@" <> "$p" &
wait $!