Re: [gentoo-user] Can a script tell if it's running under X?

[Matan Peled]

Kevin O'Gorman wrote:

>Is there a way for a script (bash, for instance) to know
>if it's running under X, such as in an xterm or konsole?
>
>I want to have scripts that run graphical tools if the
>infrastructure is present, and text tools otherwise.
>For me this is particularly useful for tools I don't use
>all that often, and can forget that a graphical version
>exists.
>
>++ kevin
>
>
>
Another way would be to check ${TERM} - on a tty, its "linux", and in X 
it specifies the terminal emulator (rxvt, xterm, Eterm, etc.).