const char *args[] = { editor, real_path(path), NULL };
struct child_process p = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
int ret, sig;
+ int print_waiting_for_editor = advice_waiting_for_editor && isatty(2);
+
+ if (print_waiting_for_editor) {
+ /*
+ * A dumb terminal cannot erase the line later on. Add a
+ * newline to separate the hint from subsequent output.
+ *
+ * Make sure that our message is separated with a whitespace
+ * from further cruft that may be written by the editor.
+ */
+ const char term = is_terminal_dumb() ? '\n' : ' ';
+
+ fprintf(stderr,
+ _("hint: Waiting for your editor to close the file...%c"),
+ term);
+ fflush(stderr);
+ }
p.argv = args;
p.env = env;
if (ret)
return error("There was a problem with the editor '%s'.",
editor);
+
+ if (print_waiting_for_editor && !is_terminal_dumb())
+ /*
+ * Go back to the beginning and erase the entire line to
+ * avoid wasting the vertical space.
+ */
+ fputs("\r\033[K", stderr);
}
if (!buffer)