Re: Using stdin only if there is input on it, but skipping it if there is no data

First thing that comes to mind is if @ARGV were empty (you're given no filenames) then check if -t STDIN is true (meaning it's a tty device not a pipe).

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Re^2: Using stdin only if there is input on it, but skipping it if there is no data by mldvx4 (Friar) on Nov 18, 2020 at 08:53 UTC
Thanks. That seems to allow me to use redirects and does not interfere if there is not. `. . . } elsif ($#filenames < 0 && ! -t STDIN) { unshift(@filenames, '/dev/stdin') } . . .` [download] It is done at the end of all the checking of sources, right before the data gets read.	[reply] [d/l]


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