start_conky

#!/bin/bash

# start_conky
#
# To make sure local conky fonts are available to load
# found ttf/otf fonts files within local conky folder
# are symlinked into user's ~/.local/share/fonts/conky folder
#
usage() {
cat <<USAGE
    start_conky Conky-config file
    or
    start_conky Conky-lua file
USAGE
}   

CONKY="$1"
[ -z "$CONKY" ] && usage  &&  exit 1

[ -f "$CONKY" ] || { echo "Error: No such conky: '$CONKY'" &&  exit 1; }

# check conky fonts
CONKY_DIR=$(dirname "$(readlink -e  "$CONKY")")
CONKY_NAME=$(basename "$(readlink -e  "$CONKY")")
LOCAL_CONKY_FONTS=~/.local/share/fonts/conky
[ ! -d "$LOCAL_CONKY_FONTS" ] && mkdir -p "$LOCAL_CONKY_FONTS"
SLEEP="" 
while read CONKY_FONT; do 
    LOCAL_FONT="$LOCAL_CONKY_FONTS"/"${CONKY_FONT##*/}"
    [ -f "$LOCAL_FONT" ] && [ "$(readlink -e "$LOCAL_FONT")" == "$(readlink -e "$CONKY_FONT")" ] && continue
    [ -f "$LOCAL_FONT" ] && rm "$LOCAL_FONT"
    ln  -s "$CONKY_FONT" "$LOCAL_FONT" 
    SLEEP=2
done < <(find "$CONKY_DIR"  -iname '*.[ot]tf')

[ -n "$SLEEP" ] && sleep "$SLEEP"
cd "$CONKY_DIR"
exec conky -c "$CONKY_NAME"