add run_once function

[dotfiles.git] / awesome / autostart.lua

diff --git a/awesome/autostart.lua b/awesome/autostart.lua
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+++ b/awesome/autostart.lua
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+-- http://awesome.naquadah.org/wiki/Autostart#Simple_way
+function run_once(prg,arg_string,pname,screen)
+    if not prg then
+        do return nil end
+    end
+
+    if not pname then
+       pname = prg
+    end
+
+    if not arg_string then 
+        awful.util.spawn_with_shell("pgrep -f -u $USER -x '" .. pname .. "' || (" .. prg .. ")",screen)
+    else
+        awful.util.spawn_with_shell("pgrep -f -u $USER -x '" .. pname .. " ".. arg_string .."' || (" .. prg .. " " .. arg_string .. ")",screen)
+    end
+end
+
+--run_once("xscreensaver","-no-splash")
+--run_once("pidgin",nil,nil,2)
+--run_once("wicd-client",nil,"/usr/bin/python2 -O /usr/share/wicd/gtk/wicd-client.py")
+run_once("xmodmap", "~/.Xmodmap")
+run_once("qupzilla")
+run_once("quassel")
+run_once("kopete")