#!/usr/bin/env bash # Terminate already running bar instances # If all your bars have ipc enabled, you can use polybar-msg cmd quit # Otherwise you can use the nuclear option: killall -q polybar # Launch bar1 and bar2 echo "---" | tee -a /tmp/bar.log polybar top 2>&1 | tee -a /tmp/bar.log & disown echo "Bar launched..."