This well-commented perl function "is_interactive" may be of interest when writing code that decides when to show color and use a $PAGER by default and when to not. It is what the 'ack' utility uses:
http://search.cpan.org/src/DCONWAY/IO-Interactive-v0.0.3/lib/IO/Interactive.pm ( ack is a programmer-friendly alternative to "grep" ). Mark ---------- title: wish: hide advanced with --help-advanced -> when to use a $PAGER __________________________________ Darcs bug tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://bugs.darcs.net/issue610> __________________________________ _______________________________________________ darcs-devel mailing list darcs-devel@darcs.net http://lists.osuosl.org/mailman/listinfo/darcs-devel
