#!/bin/bash
   # there has to be at least one parameter, the name of the file to execute
 if [ $# -lt 1 ]
 then
    echo "Usage: `basename $0` {executable_name parameters}"
    exit 1
 fi

 # if the program is not running (being managed by wmctrl), then start it
 [ "`wmctrl -lx | tr -s ' ' | cut -d' ' -f1-3 | grep -i $1`" ] || (($*&) && (sleep 1))

 # now let's make sure all related windows are raised and brought to the front
 for win in `wmctrl -lx | tr -s ' ' | cut -d' ' -f1-3 | grep -i $1 | cut -d' ' -f1`
 do
     wmctrl -i -a $win
 done

exit 0