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+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright (C) 2026 Danilo M. <danix@danix.xyz>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+# Restart quickshell components. With no argument, every directory holding a
+# shell.qml; otherwise the named ones: ./reload.sh desktop notifications
+#
+# A restart rather than a hot reload: saving a file only rebuilds what
+# quickshell thinks changed, and a stuck window survives that.
+
+cd "$(dirname "$0")" || exit 1
+
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    set -- */shell.qml
+    set -- "${@%/shell.qml}"
+fi
+
+for c in "$@"; do
+    c=${c%/}
+    [ -f "$c/shell.qml" ] || { echo "$c: no shell.qml" >&2; continue; }
+    qs kill -p "$PWD/$c" >/dev/null 2>&1
+    setsid -f qs -p "$PWD/$c" >/dev/null 2>&1
+    echo "restarted $c"
+done
+
+sleep 1
+# The process is qs, not quickshell: see AGENTS.md.
+echo "qs running: $(pgrep -cx qs)"