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  1. bscott created this gist Oct 3, 2025.
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    #!/usr/bin/env bash
    #
    # Walker Service Restart Script
    # Addresses: https://github.com/basecamp/omarchy/issues/2089
    #
    # This script kills and restarts the Walker service which powers
    # the Omarchy application launcher when it becomes unresponsive.

    set -e

    echo "🔍 Checking for Walker process..."

    # Find Walker process ID
    WALKER_PID=$(pgrep -x walker || true)

    if [ -z "$WALKER_PID" ]; then
    echo "⚠️ Walker is not running"
    echo "🚀 Starting Walker..."
    /usr/bin/walker --gapplication-service &
    echo "✅ Walker started successfully (PID: $!)"
    exit 0
    fi

    echo "📍 Found Walker process (PID: $WALKER_PID)"
    echo "🛑 Killing Walker process..."

    # Kill the process gracefully first
    kill "$WALKER_PID" 2>/dev/null || true

    # Wait up to 5 seconds for graceful shutdown
    for i in {1..5}; do
    if ! ps -p "$WALKER_PID" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
    echo "✅ Walker stopped gracefully"
    break
    fi
    sleep 1
    done

    # Force kill if still running
    if ps -p "$WALKER_PID" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
    echo "⚡ Force killing Walker..."
    kill -9 "$WALKER_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
    sleep 1
    fi

    echo "🚀 Restarting Walker..."
    /usr/bin/walker --gapplication-service &
    NEW_PID=$!

    sleep 1

    if ps -p "$NEW_PID" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
    echo "✅ Walker restarted successfully (PID: $NEW_PID)"
    else
    echo "❌ Failed to restart Walker"
    exit 1
    fi