gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/bash

if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
    echo "\nUsage start-unless-running.sh process-name path-to-script\n"
    exit 1
fi

ps aax | grep $1 | grep -v grep | grep -v start-unless-running.sh > /dev/null
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
  echo "Process is running."
else
  echo "Process is not running. Starting"
  $2
fi