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August 27, 2014 07:48
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#!/bin/bash | |
# Remember to run this script using the command "source ./filename.sh" | |
# Search these processes for the session variable | |
# (they are run as the current user and have the DBUS session variable set) | |
compatiblePrograms=( nautilus kdeinit kded4 pulseaudio trackerd ) | |
# Attempt to get a program pid | |
for index in ${compatiblePrograms[@]}; do | |
PID=$(pidof -s ${index}) | |
if [[ "${PID}" != "" ]]; then | |
break | |
fi | |
done | |
if [[ "${PID}" == "" ]]; then | |
echo "Could not detect active login session" | |
return 1 | |
fi | |
QUERY_ENVIRON="$(tr '\0' '\n' < /proc/${PID}/environ | grep "DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS" | cut -d "=" -f 2-)" | |
if [[ "${QUERY_ENVIRON}" != "" ]]; then | |
export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS="${QUERY_ENVIRON}" | |
echo "Connected to session:" | |
echo "DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=${DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS}" | |
else | |
echo "Could not find dbus session ID in user environment." | |
return 1 | |
fi | |
return 0 |
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