another gpt with inotifywait addition

seems to work....

bin/periodic/fix-flatpaks-theming

@@ -1,37 +1,30 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # Set the directories
-shared_themes_dir=/usr/share/themes/
-local_themes_dir="$HOME/.themes/"
+
+shared\_themes\_dir=/usr/share/themes/
+local\_themes\_dir="$HOME/.themes/"
 
 # Function to synchronize themes from shared to local directory
-sync_themes() {
-    rsync -av --delete --progress "$shared_themes_dir" "$local_themes_dir"
-    echo "Directory $local_themes_dir is synchronized with $shared_themes_dir"
+
+sync\_themes() {
+rsync -av --delete --progress "$shared\_themes\_dir" "$local\_themes\_dir"
+echo "Directory $local\_themes\_dir is synchronized with $shared\_themes\_dir"
 }
 
 # Initial synchronization
-sync_themes
 
-# Function to monitor shared themes directory
-monitor_shared_themes() {
-    inotifywait -m -r -e 'modify,attrib,move,move_self,create,delete,delete_self,unmount' "$shared_themes_dir" > /dev/null 2>&1 &
-}
+sync\_themes
 
-# Function to monitor local themes directory
-monitor_local_themes() {
-    inotifywait -m -r -e 'modify,attrib,move,move_self,create,delete,delete_self,unmount' "$local_themes_dir" > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+# Function to monitor both shared and local themes directories
+
+monitor\_themes() {
+inotifywait -m -r -e modify,attrib,move,move\_self,create,delete,delete\_self,unmount "$shared\_themes\_dir" "$local\_themes\_dir" |
+while read -r events; do
+sync\_themes
+done
 }
 
 # Start monitoring in the background
-monitor_shared_themes
-monitor_local_themes
 
-# Monitor changes and sync periodically
-while true; do
-    # Wait for a short period (e.g., 5 seconds) before syncing again
-    sleep 5
-
-    # Synchronize if there were changes in either directory
-    sync_themes
-done
+monitor\_themes