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diff --git a/ponysay.py b/ponysay.py
index 800343e..dcfb6b0 100755
--- a/ponysay.py
+++ b/ponysay.py
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ linuxvt = os.environ['TERM'] == 'linux'
'''
+Whether the program is launched in subshell/beeing redirected
+'''
+redirected = not sys.stdout.isatty()
+
+
+'''
The directories where pony files are stored, ttyponies/ are used if the terminal is Linux VT (also known as TTY)
'''
ponydirs = []
@@ -81,7 +87,7 @@ parser.add_argument( '--onelist', action = 'store_true', dest = 'onelist',
parser.add_argument('-W', '--wrap', action = 'store', dest = 'wrap', help = 'specify the column when the message should be wrapped')
parser.add_argument('-f', '--pony', action = 'append', dest = 'pony', help = 'select a pony (either a file name or a pony name)')
parser.add_argument('-q', '--quote', nargs = '*', dest = 'quote', help = 'select a pony which will quote herself')
-parser.add_argument('message', nargs = '?', help = 'message to ponysay')
+parser.add_argument('message', nargs = '?', help = 'message to ponysay')
args = parser.parse_args()
# TODO implement if [ -t 0 ] && [ $# == 0 ]; then
@@ -99,6 +105,10 @@ class ponysay():
Starts the part of the program the arguments indicate
'''
def __init__(self, args):
+ if args.list and redirected:
+ args.list = False
+ args.onelist = True
+
if args.list: self.list()
elif args.linklist: self.linklist()
elif args.quoters: self.quoters()