Keep open linux app and watch for crash

Asked May 01 '18 at 15:02

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Is there way for look at my app, which is opened by terminal? I want to run app when linux loads, and watch them... if crash, then reopened it..

I tried simple sh script, which watch for opened processes every 30 seconds, and if there is no my app, script should start newone.

But ... is this good way to keep app open?

asked May 01 '18 at 15:02

Kristián Stroka

What kind of app is it? Does it require user interaction? – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams May 01 '18 at 15:05
no, its Matlab instance ... just run one line command for run – Kristián Stroka May 01 '18 at 15:06
The only alternative I can think of is to make sure the app doesn't crash, haha. But it does seem like you're basically using a watchdog timer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchdog_timer) – natn2323 May 01 '18 at 15:06
Possible duplicate of [How to make sure an application keeps running on Linux](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/298760/how-to-make-sure-an-application-keeps-running-on-linux) – Rafael May 01 '18 at 15:07
Sounds like you should turn it into a service and have e.g. systemd manage it. – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams May 01 '18 at 15:07

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