[Techtalk] detecting whether started at CLI or icon

[Miriam English]

Thanks Kathryn. That's the solution. I need to get the script itself to 
check the tty command.

     if [ `tty` = "not a tty" ]

If it returns "not a tty" then it is running from a clicked icon. 
Otherwise it returns the dev name of the terminal (for example 
"/dev/pts/9").

I didn't even realise there was a command to return the name of the tty.
I learn something new every day.

Cheers,

     - Miriam

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