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Python 3 script to restart Nemo file manager window instances (e.g. if plugins crash or if Nemo becomes sluggish)
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| #!/usr/bin/python3 | |
| import os | |
| import time | |
| import signal | |
| import platform | |
| import subprocess | |
| restartDesktop = True | |
| # get system name (needed to parse wmctrl output) | |
| sysname = platform.node() | |
| nemoPID = None | |
| nemoInstances = [] | |
| # get list of windows | |
| res = subprocess.check_output( 'wmctrl -l -p -x -G'.split() ).decode("utf-8").strip() | |
| for line in res.split('\n'): | |
| # split line to words | |
| words = line.split() | |
| # parse | |
| win = words[0] | |
| desktop = words[1] | |
| pid = int( words[2] ) | |
| #print( words ) | |
| posx = int( words[3] ) | |
| posy = int( words[4] ) | |
| sizex = int( words[5] ) | |
| sizey = int( words[6] ) | |
| xclass = words[7] | |
| client = words[8] | |
| # nemo-desktop | |
| if xclass == 'nemo-desktop.Nemo-desktop': | |
| pass | |
| # nemo processes | |
| if xclass == 'nemo.Nemo': | |
| nemoPID = pid | |
| # get title from line | |
| title = line[ line.index(sysname)+len(sysname) :] | |
| # get path from title | |
| if ' - ' in title: | |
| path = title[ title.index(' - ')+3 :] | |
| print( xclass + '\t' + path ) | |
| # add to list | |
| if os.path.exists( path ): | |
| nemoInstances.append( [path, posx, posy, sizex, sizey] ) | |
| # relaunch nemo | |
| if nemoPID: | |
| # kill nemo-desktop | |
| if restartDesktop: | |
| #os.kill( nemoPID, signal.SIGKILL ) | |
| os.system('nemo-desktop -q') | |
| # kill nemo | |
| #os.kill( nemoPID, signal.SIGKILL ) | |
| os.system('nemo -q') | |
| # kill RabbitVCS | |
| os.system('pkill -f checkerservice.py') | |
| # wait a bit | |
| time.sleep(1) | |
| # restart nemo-desktop | |
| if restartDesktop: | |
| os.system('nemo-desktop & disown') | |
| # restart new instances | |
| for instance in nemoInstances: | |
| path,x,y,w,h = instance | |
| os.system('nemo --geometry=%ix%i+%i+%i "%s" & disown' % (w,h,x,y,path) ) | |
| # END OF SCRIPT |
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