diff --git a/show_dmenu.sh b/show_dmenu.sh
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--- a/show_dmenu.sh
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-#!/bin/sh
-# script to hide the top panel and show the program launcher in its place
-
-# if bar is hidden, don't do anything with the top bar
-if [ -f /tmp/polybarhidden ]; then 
-    dmenu_run -fn "SauceCodePro Nerd Font-11" -nf "#f0f0f0" -nb "#0f0f0f" -sf "#f0f0f0" -sb "#8f8aac"
-
-# if the bar isn't hidden, hide it, show dmenu, then unhide it
-else 
-    polybar-msg cmd hide 
-    touch /tmp/polybarhidden 
-    selection=$(dmenu_run -fn "SauceCodePro Nerd Font-11" -nf "#f0f0f0" -nb "#0f0f0f" -sf "#f0f0f0" -sb "#8f8aac") # only assigning a variable here to force the next command to wait til dmenu is done
-    polybar-msg cmd show 
-    rm /tmp/polybarhidden 
-fi