Gracefully restart PyCharm on macOS from your terminal, with fallback to force quit if needed.

restart_pycharm.sh

# restart_pycharm.sh
#
# A shell function to gracefully restart PyCharm on macOS.
# Usage: source this file or copy the function into your ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc,
# then run `restartPyCharm` from your terminal.
# You may need to verify the Quit PyCharm shortcut key from the menu: Command + Shift + 9
#
# Author: SHi-ON

restartPyCharm() {
  echo "Quitting PyCharm..."
  osascript -e 'tell application "PyCharm" to activate' \
            -e 'tell application "System Events" to keystroke "9" using {command down, shift down}'

  t=0
  while pgrep -i PyCharm > /dev/null && [ $t -lt 30 ]; do
    sleep 1
    t=$((t+1))
  done

  if pgrep -i PyCharm > /dev/null; then
    echo "PyCharm did not quit after 30 seconds, forcing quit..."
    killall "PyCharm"
  fi

  echo "Restarting PyCharm..."
  open -a "PyCharm"
}