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+#!/bin/bash
+# i3 thread: https://faq.i3wm.org/question/150/how-to-launch-a-terminal-from-here/?answer=152#post-id-152
+
+CMD=urxvt
+CWD=''
+
+# Get window ID
+ID=$(xdpyinfo | grep focus | cut -f4 -d " ")
+
+# Get PID of process whose window this is
+PID=$(xprop -id $ID | grep -m 1 PID | cut -d " " -f 3)
+
+# Get last child process (shell, vim, etc)
+if [ -n "$PID" ]; then
+ TREE=$(pstree -lpA $PID | tail -n 1)
+ PID=$(echo $TREE | awk -F'---' '{print $NF}' | sed -re 's/[^0-9]//g')
+
+ # If we find the working directory, run the command in that directory
+ if [ -e "/proc/$PID/cwd" ]; then
+ CWD=$(readlink /proc/$PID/cwd)
+ fi
+fi
+if [ -n "$CWD" ]; then
+ cd $CWD && $CMD
+else
+ $CMD
+fi