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| author | srdusr <trevorgray@srdusr.com> | 2025-09-24 05:01:20 +0200 |
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| committer | srdusr <trevorgray@srdusr.com> | 2025-09-24 05:01:20 +0200 |
| commit | 553cb2204b0bf27afe13c6332f5679bbd47172a0 (patch) | |
| tree | 75c86ff018122a682e0afd7a0e2a0228a63e44bd /unix/utils/run_with_display.sh | |
| parent | b20e4e004be74884cc72c57a3128e36fd5177d7a (diff) | |
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Update/Overhaul
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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/unix/utils/run_with_display.sh b/unix/utils/run_with_display.sh new file mode 100755 index 0000000..5f1f3a0 --- /dev/null +++ b/unix/utils/run_with_display.sh @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +#!/bin/bash + +run_with_display() { + output=$("$@" 2>&1) + exit_status=$? + + if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 && ("$output" =~ "cannot open display" || "$output" =~ "DISPLAY environment variable is missing") ]]; then + DISPLAY=:0 "$@" + else + echo "$output" + return $exit_status + fi +} + +# Call this script with any command you want to run +command=$1 +shift +run_with_display "$command" "$@" + |