a better minor formatting tweak

[feisty_meow.git] / scripts / core / functions.sh

diff --git a/scripts/core/functions.sh b/scripts/core/functions.sh
index d392c23410c996b9c5d9273e17eb6cb330c6eb70..0f356d6ef8d094550f32c8c924f5a37b529e0d7d 100644 (file)
--- a/scripts/core/functions.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/functions.sh
@@ -437,9 +437,8 @@ if [ -z "$skip_all" ]; then
     fi
 
     # launch sudo with just the variables we want to reach the other side.
-    # we take an extra step to null out the PATH, since MacOS seems to want
-    # to pass that even for a login shell (-i) somehow.
-    local varmods="PATH= "
+    local varmods=
+#    varmods+="PATH= "
     if [ ! -z "$IMPORTED_XAUTH" ]; then varmods+="IMPORTED_XAUTH=$IMPORTED_XAUTH "; fi
     if [ ! -z "$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" ]; then varmods+="SSH_AUTH_SOCK=$SSH_AUTH_SOCK"; fi
     /usr/bin/sudo $varmods "$@"
@@ -933,7 +932,21 @@ return 0
 
   ##############
 
-  # site avenger aliases
+  # tty relevant functions...
+
+  # keep_awake: sends a message to the screen from the background.
+  function keep_awake()
+  {
+    # just starts the keep_awake process in the background.
+    bash $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/tty/keep_awake_process.sh &
+      # this should leave the job running as %1 or a higher number if there
+      # are pre-existing background jobs.
+  }
+
+  ##############
+
+  # site avenger functions...
+
   function switchto()
   {
     THISDIR="$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/site_avenger"