#!/bin/bash

STATUS="0"

while [ $STATUS == "0" ]
do
DARKPID=`pidof darkice`

function pidactive () {
    #sends a signal which checks if the process is active (doesn't kill anything)
    kill -0 $1 2> /dev/null
    return
}

if pidactive $DARKPID; then
    STATUS="1"
    else
    STATUS="2"
fi
done

if [ $STATUS == "2" ]; then
/usr/bin/aplay "$@"
fi