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If prompt is the default, mistyped scripts will hang rather than exit 1 if they have stdin open. I think that causes more problems than it solves.

• jzwinck 2y ago
  That's what isatty() is for. If stdin is not a TTY, prompting should not be the default. Many programs change their defaults or their entire behavior based on isatty().
  • junon 2y ago
    isatty() is spoofed in e.g. Make via PTYs. It's a light check at best and lies to you at worst.
    • darthwalsh 2y ago
      If make is going to spoof the PTY, it should take responsibility for answering the autocorrect prompt
      • junon 2y ago
        There's no "prompt". That's not how TTYs work. Make has no idea the program is waiting for any input.