1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pager.c b/pager.c
index 2d186e8bde..bb14e99735 100644
--- a/pager.c
+++ b/pager.c
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  * something different on Windows, for example.
  */
 
+int pager_in_use;
+
 static void run_pager(const char *pager)
 {
 	execlp(pager, pager, NULL);
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ void setup_pager(void)
 	else if (!*pager || !strcmp(pager, "cat"))
 		return;
 
+	pager_in_use = 1; /* means we are emitting to terminal */
+
 	if (pipe(fd) < 0)
 		return;
 	pid = fork();