config_sway/bin/start_sov.sh

#!/usr/bin/env sh
PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin
CONFIG=$HOME/.config/sway/sov.d
FIFO=/tmp/sovpipe
CMD="sov"
ARGS=" -t 500 -v -s $CONFIG"
LOG=$HOME/log/sov.log

which $CMD &> /dev/null
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    echo "missing $CMD executable in PATH"
    exit 1
fi

# Terminate already running bar instances
pkill -x $CMD
rm -f $LOG
# create fifo
rm -f $FIFO
mkfifo $FIFO
# execute new instance
echo $CMD $ARGS | tee -a $LOG
tail -f $FIFO | $CMD $ARGS 2>&1 | tee -a $LOG