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Re: interactive shell detection in shrc



On Mon, Sep 30, 2024 at 1:09 PM <tlaronde%kergis.com@localhost> wrote:

> So how can the test be reliable in all circumstances?
>

test -t 0

is reliable.

I use

tty -s || return 0

to remind me what I'm testing for (same difference),
and branch out of .profile for not interactive sessions.


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