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-rw-r--r--coreutils/nohup.c48
1 files changed, 33 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/coreutils/nohup.c b/coreutils/nohup.c
index da8f58c..7d6a51a 100644
--- a/coreutils/nohup.c
+++ b/coreutils/nohup.c
@@ -12,21 +12,41 @@
#include "libbb.h"
+/* Compat info: nohup (GNU coreutils 6.8) does this:
+# nohup true
+nohup: ignoring input and appending output to `nohup.out'
+# nohup true 1>/dev/null
+nohup: ignoring input and redirecting stderr to stdout
+# nohup true 2>zz
+# cat zz
+nohup: ignoring input and appending output to `nohup.out'
+# nohup true 2>zz 1>/dev/null
+# cat zz
+nohup: ignoring input
+# nohup true </dev/null 1>/dev/null
+nohup: redirecting stderr to stdout
+# nohup true </dev/null 2>zz 1>/dev/null
+# cat zz
+ (nothing)
+#
+*/
+
int nohup_main(int argc, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
int nohup_main(int argc, char **argv)
{
- int nullfd;
const char *nohupout;
- char *home = NULL;
+ char *home;
xfunc_error_retval = 127;
if (argc < 2) bb_show_usage();
- nullfd = xopen(bb_dev_null, O_WRONLY|O_APPEND);
/* If stdin is a tty, detach from it. */
- if (isatty(STDIN_FILENO))
- dup2(nullfd, STDIN_FILENO);
+ if (isatty(STDIN_FILENO)) {
+ /* bb_error_msg("ignoring input"); */
+ close(STDIN_FILENO);
+ xopen(bb_dev_null, O_RDONLY); /* will be fd 0 (STDIN_FILENO) */
+ }
nohupout = "nohup.out";
/* Redirect stdout to nohup.out, either in "." or in "$HOME". */
@@ -37,24 +57,22 @@ int nohup_main(int argc, char **argv)
if (home) {
nohupout = concat_path_file(home, nohupout);
xopen3(nohupout, O_CREAT|O_WRONLY|O_APPEND, S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR);
+ } else {
+ xopen(bb_dev_null, O_RDONLY); /* will be fd 1 */
}
}
- } else dup2(nullfd, STDOUT_FILENO);
+ bb_error_msg("appending output to %s", nohupout);
+ }
- /* If we have a tty on stderr, announce filename and redirect to stdout.
- * Else redirect to /dev/null.
- */
+ /* If we have a tty on stderr, redirect to stdout. */
if (isatty(STDERR_FILENO)) {
- bb_error_msg("appending to %s", nohupout);
+ /* if (stdout_wasnt_a_tty)
+ bb_error_msg("redirecting stderr to stdout"); */
dup2(STDOUT_FILENO, STDERR_FILENO);
- } else dup2(nullfd, STDERR_FILENO);
+ }
- if (nullfd > 2)
- close(nullfd);
signal(SIGHUP, SIG_IGN);
BB_EXECVP(argv[1], argv+1);
- if (ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP && home)
- free((char*)nohupout);
bb_simple_perror_msg_and_die(argv[1]);
}