On Mon, 7 Jan 2002 16:43:47 +0100, martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> can anyone please explain this to me?
>
> seamus:/usr/local/share/phpgw# find . -name Root | xargs vi
> 221 files to edit
> Vim: Warning: Input is not from a terminal
>
> seamus:/usr/local/share/phpgw# vi `find . -name Root`
> 221 files to edit
>
>
> how the heck does vi get the difference between the two methods of
> calling it...
if (!isatty()) { print Warning; }
Vi obviously gets very personal with the terminal settings, and the
first puts it in a subshell.
--
Eric G. Miller <egm2@jps.net>
