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From: rodolfom@hplsla.HP.COM (Rodolfo Mancisidor)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: isatty(stdin) usage
Message-ID: <5520001@hplsla.HP.COM>
Date: 22 Feb 89 18:23:35 GMT
References: <314@wubios.wustl.edu>
Organization: HP Lake Stevens, WA
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>I am trying to use this invokation:
>
>          if (isatty (stdin))

isatty() expects a file descriptor (an integer) you are passing a file pointer
(FILE *) try:

	if (isatty(0))

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