[OT] how can a bash script determine if it's running in an xterm???

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Wed, 7 Jul 2004, Jeff Vian wrote:

> I have not tried what you want, Someone else may be able to give a
> complete answer.
>
> However, when I have a similar question, a very good and handy reference
> to locate the answers for most and to lead me in the right direction in
> shell scripting is the book /UNIX shell programming/ by Lowell Jar
> Arthur and Ted Burns.

if you just want example scripts, i recommend cameron simpson's script 
repository, at http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/css.

and www.moongroup.com hosts a mailing list devoted to scripting.

rday