fish-shell/doc_src/cmds/isatty.rst

.. _cmd-isatty:

isatty - test if a file descriptor is a terminal
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Synopsis
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    isatty [FILE DESCRIPTOR]

Description
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``isatty`` tests if a file descriptor is a terminal (as opposed to a file). The name is derived from the system call of the same name, which for historical reasons refers to a teletypewriter (TTY).

``FILE DESCRIPTOR`` may be either the number of a file descriptor, or one of the strings ``stdin``, ``stdout``, or ``stderr``. If not specified, zero is assumed.

If the specified file descriptor is a terminal device, the exit status of the command is zero. Otherwise, the exit status is non-zero. No messages are printed to standard error.


Examples
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From an interactive shell, the commands below exit with a return value of zero:


::

    isatty
    isatty stdout
    isatty 2
    echo | isatty 1


And these will exit non-zero:


::

    echo | isatty
    isatty 9
    isatty stdout > file
    isatty 2 2> file
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			`From an interactive shell, the commands below exit with a return value of zero:`

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			`isatty`
			`isatty stdout`
			`isatty 2`
			`echo \| isatty 1`

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			`And these will exit non-zero:`

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			`::`

			`echo \| isatty`
			`isatty 9`
			`isatty stdout > file`
			`isatty 2 2> file`