I do something similar: TMPFILE=/tmp/dwm-lastwindow xdotool getwindowfocus > $TMPFILE foo=$(xdotool search --class st) if [[ $foo != "" ]]; then xdotool windowactivate $foo else st -e tmux-start & fi
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