Comments on: Checking for STDIN in ruby http://blog.footle.org/2008/08/21/checking-for-stdin-inruby/ (intr.v.) 1. To waste time; trifle. 2. To talk nonsense. (n.) Nonsense; foolishness Mon, 10 May 2010 23:21:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: brad http://blog.footle.org/2008/08/21/checking-for-stdin-inruby/comment-page-1/#comment-1246 brad Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:48:52 +0000 http://blog.footle.org/?p=88#comment-1246 That doesn't work for me on OS X. $stdin.tty? blocks waiting for input if there's nothing on STDIN. It also doesn't work if the input is not coming directly from the terminal. Try <code>echo "hello" | ruby stdin-test.rb</code> That doesn’t work for me on OS X. $stdin.tty? blocks waiting for input if there’s nothing on STDIN. It also doesn’t work if the input is not coming directly from the terminal. Try echo "hello" | ruby stdin-test.rb

]]> By: Rob Syme http://blog.footle.org/2008/08/21/checking-for-stdin-inruby/comment-page-1/#comment-1245 Rob Syme Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:03:48 +0000 http://blog.footle.org/?p=88#comment-1245 You might also want to try: puts @stdin.tty? ? "stdin.tty is true" : "stdin.tty is false" You might also want to try:

puts @stdin.tty? ? “stdin.tty is true” : “stdin.tty is false”

]]> By: joao http://blog.footle.org/2008/08/21/checking-for-stdin-inruby/comment-page-1/#comment-1236 joao Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:46:06 +0000 http://blog.footle.org/?p=88#comment-1236 thank you! another perfect fit. I'm a newbie and expected an IO#peek or something... thank you! another perfect fit. I’m a newbie and expected an IO#peek or something…

]]> By: dohzya http://blog.footle.org/2008/08/21/checking-for-stdin-inruby/comment-page-1/#comment-1205 dohzya Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:24:17 +0000 http://blog.footle.org/?p=88#comment-1205 thanks a lot ! It's exactly what I was looking for for my script thanks a lot !

It’s exactly what I was looking for for my script

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