#!/usr/bin/env sh pid_file="/tmp/recordpid" log_file="/tmp/record.log" pid_exists() { test -r "$pid_file" } is_running() { if pid_exists; then ps "$(cat "$pid_file")" >/dev/null 2>&1 || return 1 else return 1 fi } start() { notify-send -t 500 "Record started!" & sleep 0.5 ffmpeg -f x11grab -draw_mouse 0 -framerate 60 -video_size 1920x1080 -i "$DISPLAY" -c:v hevc_nvenc \ "$HOME/vids/$(date '+%y%m%d-%H%M-%S').mkv" >"$log_file" 2>&1 & echo "$!" >"$pid_file" } stop() { pid_exists || exit 1 pid="$(cat "$pid_file")" # kill with SIGTERM, allowing finishing touches. kill "$pid" # even after SIGTERM, ffmpeg may still run, so SIGKILL it. sleep 3 is_running && kill -9 "$pid" rm -f "$pid_file" notify-send "Record stopped!" } toggle() { if is_running; then echo "Stopping record" stop else echo "Starting record" start fi echo status } status() { if is_running; then echo "Recording with PID $(cat "$pid_file")" echo "Check the logs at" echo echo "$log_file" echo else echo "Record inactive" fi } case "$1" in start) start ;; stop) stop ;; toggle) toggle ;; status) status ;; *) toggle ;; esac