bash_diligence <program>: Allows you to run a program in the background while telling you if it fails.

bash_diligence

#!/bin/bash

# notify: Instantiates a new push notification.
# 	$1 string  title
# 	$2 string  body
notify()
{
	NOTIFY_OPTS="-a $0 -i utilities-terminal -t 8000"
	notify-send ${NOTIFY_OPTS} "$1" "$2"
}


if [[ $# < 1 ]]; then
	echo "Usage: bash_diligence <program> {args}"
	exit 1
fi

ERR=$({ $1 ${@:2} 1>- 2>&3; } 3>&1)

# res: exit code 0, happy ending>
EXIT_CODE=$?
[[ $EXIT_CODE = 0 ]] && exit 0

# res: exit code 0<, err ending.
SCRIPT_NAME=$(basename $1)
SCRIPT_NAME=${SCRIPT_NAME^}
if [[ "$ERR" ]]; then
	notify "$SCRIPT_NAME: Runtime Error" "$ERR"
else
	notify "$SCRIPT_NAME: Runtime Anomaly" "Script exited with #$EXIT_CODE. There is no error message available."
fi