Hi, there are cases when this does not work. I tend to use a flag like -batch or -noninteractive to trigger the correct behavior from within scripts. Less magic, more control.
Rich <rma...@gmail.com> schrieb am Do. 8. Juni 2023 um 20:19: > Hi, > > I have a program I am writing that stops and asks the user for input, in > this case it's a passphrase used to encrypt output. > > I want the program to also be able to be used in a script, and if in a > script use a predefined value as the passphrase. What I'd like to know is > how to detect if running in a script or not. I've tried something like > this: > runPid := os.Getpid() > parPid := os.Getppid() > val := runPid - parPid //normally I check if runPid is > parPid in my code. > if val < 20 { > fmt.Println("Not running in a script") > } > This works, but only if the script ran quickly. Wondering if there is a > better way to do this? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "golang-nuts" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/c8ae1be5-5a6b-45af-9249-ccdb02283d97n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/c8ae1be5-5a6b-45af-9249-ccdb02283d97n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/CALWqRZoZqzYuDGtzZvHTPVFBSi8abjZz7cZK%3DYxmMisFf88dAA%40mail.gmail.com.