#!/bin/bash function idle { prog="$1" while pgrep "$prog" >/dev/null; do sleep 3 done shutdown -hP now } prog="irssi" daemon=false if [ $UID != 0 ]; then read -p "We aren't root! Are you sure you have the proper permissions? If yes, press any key to continue or CTRL+C to abort. " null fi while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do if [ "$1" == "-p" ]; then shift prog="$1" shift elif [ "$1" == "-d" ]; then daemon=true shift else echo "Unsupported argument '$1'" 1>&2 exit 1 fi done if [ -z "$prog" ] || [ "$prog" == "" ]; then echo "I'm confused. Which programm shall I monitor? Tell me, master!" 1>&2 exit 1 fi if [ $daemon == true ]; then idle "$prog" >/dev/null 2>&1 & disown else idle "$prog" >/dev/null 2>&1 fi