fix join and it works now!

bot.properties

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 server="localhost"
 port="6667"
-now_playing_file="/home/ben/public_html/now_playing.txt"
+now_playing_file="/home/ben/public_html/radio/now_playing.txt"
 channel="tilderadio"
 nick="radiobot"
 user="radiobot tilderadio radiobot :radiobot"

bot.sh

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 . bot.properties
 input=".bot.cfg"
-now_playing=$(cat $now_playing_file)
+now_playing=$(<$now_playing_file)
 echo "Starting session: $(date "+[%y:%m:%d %T]")">$log
 echo "NICK $nick" > $input
 echo "USER $user" >> $input
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ do
   echo "$(date "+[%y:%m:%d %T]")$res" >> $log
 
   # now playing
-  if [$now_playing != $(cat $now_playing_file)]; then
-    now_playing=$(cat $now_playing_file)
+  if [[ $now_playing != "$(<$now_playing_file)" ]]; then
+    now_playing=$(<$now_playing_file)
     echo "PRIVMSG #tilderadio :Now Playing on tilderadio: $now_playing" >> $input
   fi
 
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ do
     PING*)
       echo "$res" | sed "s/I/O/" >> $input
     ;;
+
+    # make sure we're joined
+    *376*|*404*)
+      echo "JOIN #$channel" >> $input
+    ;;
+
     # else
     *)
       echo "$res"