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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# script to run a menu prompt when having more than 2 players since
+# playerctl is bad at managing more than one player at the same time
+
+command="$@"
+instances=$(playerctl -l | wc -l)
+
+if [ "$instances" = "0" ]; then
+    exit
+elif [ "$instances" -lt "2" ]; then
+    playerctl $command
+else
+    choice=$(playerctl -l | dmenu -p 'Manage:')
+    playerctl -p $choice $command
+fi