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Determine if running in background

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CJason

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Is there a way to programmatically determine if my current script is running in the background or foreground? My script is either run in the foreground or background, and I need to know which it is to prompt or don't prompt the user for information.

Thanks in advance!!
 
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I FOUND IT!!! Use the IO::Interactive module!!!
 
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