#!/usr/bin/env bash # Terminate already running bar instances killall -q polybar # If all your bars have ipc enabled, you can also use # polybar-msg cmd quit # Launch bar1 and bar2 echo "---" | tee -a /tmp/polybar1.log /tmp/polybar2.log polybar example 2>&1 | tee -a /tmp/polybar1.log & disown echo "Bars launched..."