From ef2e8ce70b164edecda2412855b60d100d5361a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: koekeishiya Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2019 22:48:36 +0100 Subject: #54 add note regarding pid-file --- README.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c4b1a8d..5f0d576 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ (although rewritten from scratch), that sacrifices the more advanced features in favour of increased responsiveness and performance. **skhd** is able to hotload its config file, meaning that hotkeys can be edited and updated live while **skhd** is running. +**skhd** uses a pid-file to make sure that only one instance is running at any moment in time. This also allows for the ability to trigger +a manual reload of the config file by invoking `skhd --reload` at any time while an instance of **skhd** is running. The pid-file is saved +as `/tmp/skhd.pid` and so the user that is running **skhd** must have write permission to said path. + feature comparison between **skhd** and **khd** | feature | skhd | khd | -- cgit v1.2.3