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

[Iain Buchanan]

On Mon, 2004-12-06 at 10:07 +0800, cdemarco@××××××××.fm wrote:
> 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.

If you don't want to use X in this case, then you probably won't have
$DISPLAY set :)  Its a good idea IMHO to stick to conventions - how
annoying would it be if each app had its own $DISPLAY like variable that
you had to set?

You can always add a --nox or -nw or whatever (like emacs etc) if the
user wants to override it...

HTH,
-- 
Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au>

You know you're using the computer too much when:
u type amd instead of and 
        -- DEaigo


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