[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi,
> check the parent processes. It is started by cron if there is the cron
> process in the process tree. The process ID of perl is $$.
> Have a look on output of ps command to create the process tree.
> But it could be that a command line option used for call by crontab is
> easier to implement and easier to debug.
I think you could probably also use:
if (-t STDIN) {
# running from command prompt
}
to check for a tty on STDIN.
> Hi Perl Gurus,
> Is there a way to tell if a Perl script has been run by the UNIX
> cronjob instead of someone running the script manually from the command
> prompt? Thanks!
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