add examples to restart on config change #59

examples/restart-on-config-change/README.md

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+# Restart llama-swap on config change
+
+Sometimes editing the configuration file can take a bit of trail and error to get a model configuration tuned just right. The `watch-and-restart.sh` script can be used to watch `config.yaml` for changes and restart `llama-swap` when it detects a change.
+
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# A simple watch and restart llama-swap when its configuration
+# file changes. Useful for trying out configuration changes
+# without manually restarting the server each time.
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <path to config.yaml>"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+while true; do
+    # Start the process again
+    ./llama-swap-linux-amd64 -config $1 -listen :1867 &
+    PID=$!
+    echo "Started llama-swap with PID $PID"
+
+    # Wait for modifications in the specified directory or file
+    inotifywait -e modify "$1"
+
+    # Check if process exists before sending signal
+    if kill -0 $PID 2>/dev/null; then
+        echo "Sending SIGTERM to $PID"
+        kill -SIGTERM $PID
+        wait $PID
+    else
+        echo "Process $PID no longer exists"
+    fi
+    sleep 1
+done
+```
+
+## Usage and output example
+
+```bash
+$ ./watch-and-restart.sh config.yaml
+Started llama-swap with PID 495455
+Setting up watches.
+Watches established.
+llama-swap listening on :1867
+Sending SIGTERM to 495455
+Shutting down llama-swap
+Started llama-swap with PID 495486
+Setting up watches.
+Watches established.
+llama-swap listening on :1867
+```