Adjusted catmutt for portability following Mortiz' suggestions.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/xml/catmutt b/xml/catmutt
index 246bf39..601f14f 100755
--- a/xml/catmutt
+++ b/xml/catmutt
@@ -43,17 +43,17 @@ trap "rm -f ${TMPFILE}; exit 1" 1 2 3 13 15
 cat > "${TMPFILE}" || exit 1
 
 # Now that we've read in the mailbox file, reopen stdin for mutt/user
-# interaction.  We're not technically in a tty, so use a little hack
-# from "greno" at
+# interaction.  When in a pipe we're not technically in a tty, so use
+# a little hack from "greno" at
 # http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/linux-programming-scripting/98607-bash-stdin-problem.html
-tty="/dev/$(ps -p$$ --no-heading | awk '{print $2}')"
+tty="/dev/`ps -p$$ --no-heading | awk '{print $2}'`"
 exec < ${tty}
 
 if [ `wc -c "${TMPFILE}" | awk '{print $1}'` -gt 0 ]; then
-  echo 1>&2 "Calling mutt on mailbox file (${TMPFILE})."
+  echo 1>&2 "Calling mutt on temporary mailbox file (${TMPFILE})."
   mutt -R -f "${TMPFILE}" "$@"
 else
   echo 1>&2 "Empty mailbox input."
 fi
 
-rm -f "${TMPFILE}" && echo 1>&2 "Deleted results file (${TMPFILE})."
+rm -f "${TMPFILE}" && echo 1>&2 "Deleted temporary mailbox file (${TMPFILE})."