Adding `term_detect` library as a dependency

Run this command in a terminal, in your project's directory:

cargo add term-detect

To add it manually, edit your project's Cargo.toml file and add to the [dependencies] section:

term-detect = "0.1.8"

The term_detect library will be automatically available globally. Read the term_detect library documentation.

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term-detect

Terminal emulator detector

Implementation details

It works using 3 methods.

TERMINAL environment variable
The terminal is detected by reading the TERMINAL environment variable.
DE (desktop environment) specific checks
The terminal is detected by checking DE-specific config files.
$PATH search
The terminal from a list is picked if it's found in $PATH.

Examples

Run fish in private mode in a terminal window. Don't close the window when the command ends.

use std::process::Command;
use term_detect::{DetectionError, InTerminalAuto};

fn main() -> Result<(), DetectionError> {
    let child = Command::new("fish")
        .arg("--private")
        // Konsole-specific flag
        .in_terminal_args(["--noclose"])?
        .spawn()?
        .wait()?;
    Ok(())
}

Adding term_detect library as a dependency

Adding `term_detect` library as a dependency