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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Terminate already running bar instances
+killall -q polybar
+
+# Wait until the processes have been shut down
+while pgrep -u $UID -x polybar >/dev/null; do sleep 1; done
+
+# Launch Polybar, using default config location ~/.config/polybar/config
+polybar $1 &
+
+echo "Polybar launched..."