Mutt Wrapper Script To Detect Already Running Mutts
Brian Salter-Duke improved this to check if another mutt is actually
running using ps instead of a lockfile (which would fail if mutt
crashed for some reason). Depending on your version of Unix (the
script presented here works with Red Hat Linux 5.1), you might need to
use "ps -U $LOGNAME | grep realmutt > /dev/null" to get only mutts
belonging to you.
Note that a mutt (0.93.2i) started in readonly mode loses its readonly
status when it switches to a different mailbox, and does not
get it back when it returns to the starting folder.
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#!/bin/sh
COLORFGBG=default
export COLORFGBG
# Disable alternate screen so I can read a message while composing.
oldterm=$TERM
TERM=xterm-xfree86
export TERM
if ps | grep realmutt | grep -v grep > /dev/null ; then
echo Warning: You are already running Mutt.
echo Starting mutt in readonly mode.
sleep 1 # Or however many seconds you need to read the
# message before mutt starts.
exec /usr/local/bin/realmutt -R $*
else
# echo Starting mutt normally...
# sleep 1
/usr/local/bin/realmutt $*
fi
# Set TERM to whatever it was before mutt started.
TERM=$oldterm
export TERM
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Last modified: Tue Dec 15 18:32:45 EST 1998
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