[mythtv-users] Scripting help -- check whether mythfrontend is running or not

[Robert Tsai]

On Mon, Nov 21, 2005 at 07:50:59PM -0800, cardboil wrote:
> I'd like to write a little script and attach it to my one of my
> remote control keys. However, I only want the commands to execute
> when mythfrontend is NOT running. Can someone help me write the IF
> statement that will check whether mythfrontend is running or not?
> Thank you!

	MYTHFRONTEND_PID=`pgrep -u mythuser mythfrontend`
	if [ -z "$MYTHFRONTEND_PID" ]; then
		# mythfrontend is not running
		...
	else
		# mythfrontend is running
	fi

--Rob
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