Shell script to monitor laptop unlock and prompt user for reason why laptop is being used
Make it an executable:
chmod 755 input_getter.sh
Run the file in the background
nohup path/to/script.sh &
If you want to update the background script then:
- Find process
ps -ef | grep script.sh - Kill it
kill -9 pid
You may need to kill other listeners if so:
ps -ef and kill any pid that is still listening
Rerun it
nohup path/to/script.sh &
However, ideally, you should just have your background script call another script (like I did in above example).
This way you can update your "child" script while the caller script runs.