From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 27952 invoked from network); 14 Oct 2002 10:44:38 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 14 Oct 2002 10:44:38 -0000 Received: (qmail 28681 invoked by alias); 14 Oct 2002 10:44:12 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 5437 Received: (qmail 28593 invoked from network); 14 Oct 2002 10:44:10 -0000 To: zsh-users@sunsite.dk (Zsh users list) Subject: Re: All login shells are interactive? In-reply-to: "alnesbit@optushome.com.au"'s message of "Mon, 14 Oct 2002 11:22:38 +1000." Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 11:43:41 +0100 Message-ID: <19989.1034592221@csr.com> From: Peter Stephenson alnesbit@optushome.com.au wrote: > That's what the FAQ says, but I don't understand how this can be true. > Surely you can have a non-interactive login shell, like, say > > zsh -l -c 'echo Non-interactive login shell' Indeed, % zsh -l -c '[[ -o interactive ]] && print I am interactive quote> [[ -o login ]] && print I am a login shell' I am a login shell and it sources /etc/zlogin and .zlogin, too. The manual never actually defines the term `login shell', but in practice it's tied to the option. -- Peter Stephenson Software Engineer CSR Ltd., Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 0WH, UK Tel: +44 (0)1223 692070 ********************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. **********************************************************************