gistfile1.txt

#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# Checks the condition in which emacs is called,
# and makes a determination as to how to spawn
# the emacsclient
#
# Depends on

if [ "$DEBUG" = "1" ]; then
    set -x
fi

if xhost >& /dev/null;
# If not in x-session
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
  EMACS_ENV_ARGS="-t"
else # in x-session
  EMACS_ENV_ARGS="-c"
fi

# If in an editor session
PARENT_COMMAND=$(ps $PPID | tail -n 1 | awk "{print \$5}")

if [ "$PARENT_COMMAND" = "git" ]; then
  EMACS_EDITOR_ARGS='-a ""'
elif [ "$PARENT_COMMAND" = "mutt" ]; then
  EMACS_EDITOR_ARGS='-a ""'
elif [ "$EMACS_ENV_ARGS" = "-c" ]; then
  EMACS_EDITOR_ARGS="-n"
fi

ps ax | grep -v grep | grep "emacs --daemon" > /dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
  /usr/bin/emacs --daemon
fi

emacsclient $EMACS_ENV_ARGS $EMACS_EDITOR_ARGS $@