X-Git-Url: https://diplodocus.org/git/nmh/blobdiff_plain/8a97d4892770a49955add690ac2a53bdc6bf2fcf..66cfb7956488139a507375b9b8964cf78a221962:/test/pick/test-pick

diff --git a/test/pick/test-pick b/test/pick/test-pick
index 3fff7775..e1434dce 100755
--- a/test/pick/test-pick
+++ b/test/pick/test-pick
@@ -99,18 +99,12 @@ cat >"$expected" <<EOF
 EOF
 check "$expected" "$actual"
 
-if test -w /dev/tty 2>/dev/null; then
-  if printf '' >/dev/tty; then
-    # Produce no standard output if no messages match and standard
-    # output is a tty.  To test that even when run with stdout
-    # detached, write directly to /dev/tty.  Can't capture the
-    # output so hopefully the user will notice it.
-    pick -subject message.3 -and -from Test4 >/dev/tty 2>/dev/null
-  else
-    echo "$0: skip tty test because can't write to /dev/tty"
-  fi
-else
-  echo "$0: skip tty test because can't write to /dev/tty"
+if test -t 1  &&  (printf '' >/dev/tty) 2>/dev/null; then
+  # Produce no standard output if no messages match and standard
+  # output is a tty.  To test that even when run with stdout
+  # detached, write directly to /dev/tty.  Can't capture the
+  # output so hopefully the user will notice it.
+  pick -subject message.3 -and -from Test4 >/dev/tty 2>/dev/null
 fi
 
 # Also, check that the exit status is 1.