Auto restarting shell script

tackley · Dec 19, 2011 · cc3f9a2 · cc3f9a2
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diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ We use [Foreman](https://github.com/ddollar/foreman) to startup all the apps, so
 
 Then startup with:
 
-    foreman start
+    ./start.sh
 
-Now go to http://localhost:5000 and enjoy.
+Which will run foreman start in an infinite loop. Now go to http://localhost:5000 and enjoy.
 
 
 

diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+while true; do
+    foreman start
+    echo "Foreman exited with code $?.  Respawning... (hit ^C again now to stop!)" >&2
+    sleep 5
+done
+