matryer / matryer/xbar-plugins

Xbar result and terminal output differs

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Description

I have a small script

#!/bin/bash

if echo "$(wget --spider -t 1 -T 1 https://www.google.com 2>&1)" | grep -q "OK"; then
	echo "✦| dropdown=false"
	echo "---"
	echo "You're online"	
else
	echo "✧|color=#f23400 dropdown=false"
	echo "---"
	echo "You're offline"
fi

If a run it from terminal I get right output. But xbar output is always you're offline.

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Start with the inline Bash script and run it both in a terminal and through xbar, comparing the output from the wget check and grep condition. Investigate why the xbar execution reports offline despite the terminal succeeding; done means the plugin displays the online result when connectivity is available.

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Assessment

Tech stack
bash, shell
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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