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

On Sun, Dec 05, 2004 at 10:43:05AM +1300, Nick Rout wrote:

> One way is test if $DISPLAY is set, if it is then you are running in
> X

If you login via SSH and have X forwarding enabled, you might not want
to burn bandwidth on an X app.


The *safest* way IMHO is to set an env var, e.g. "GOT_X='yes'" in your
.xsession/.xinitrc!


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