From: Theodore Tso <tytso@mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:18:00 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mergetool: make Apple's FileMerge available as a merge_tool
Message-ID: <20070618131800.GA30244@thunk.org>
In-Reply-To: <467652BC.4050900@slamb.org>

On Mon, Jun 18, 2007 at 02:39:08AM -0700, Scott Lamb wrote:
> I propose a simpler test:
> 
>     if [ -n "$TERM_PROGRAM" ]; then
>         echo local
>     else
>         echo remote
>     fi
> 
> This environment variable seems to be set by Terminal.app and even two
> alternatives I just tried (iTerm.app and GLterm.app). It's not
> transmitted across ssh unless you stick an AcceptEnv in sshd_config.

Thanks, that's just what I was looking for!

						- Ted