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open/close app by pid

pid=`sed '1q;d' /tmp/conky.pid`
if [[ -z "$pid" ]]; then
setsid conky -c ~/.config/conky/.conkyrc & echo $! > /tmp/conky.pid
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else
kill -9 $pid
echo "" > /tmp/conky.pid
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fi