From 20692d581a9cd7574e1e3c78e0d9d63f4ec3678a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: emma <emma@tebibyte.media>
Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2024 14:15:55 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] mm(1): makes -e block inferring stdout as an output, mm.1:
 reflects changes to -e

---
 docs/mm.1 |  4 +++-
 src/mm.rs | 13 ++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/mm.1 b/docs/mm.1
index d4659d2..9e26420 100644
--- a/docs/mm.1
+++ b/docs/mm.1
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ Opens a path as an input. If one or more of the input files is \(lq-\(rq or if
 no inputs are specified, the standard input shall be used.
 .IP \fB-o\fP\ \fIoutput\fP
 Opens a path as an output. If one or more of the output files is \(lq-\(rq or if
-no outputs are specified, the standard output shall be used.
+no outputs are specified and the
+.B -e
+option is not specified, the standard output shall be used.
 .\"
 .SH DIAGNOSTICS
 
diff --git a/src/mm.rs b/src/mm.rs
index d00dfc2..df431db 100644
--- a/src/mm.rs
+++ b/src/mm.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ fn main() -> ExitCode {
 	if ins.is_empty() { ins.push("-".to_string()); }
 
 	/* use stdout if no outputs are specified */
-	if outs.is_empty() { outs.push("-".to_string()); }
+	if outs.is_empty() && !e { outs.push("-".to_string()); }
 	
 	/* map all path strings to files */
 	let inputs = ins.iter().map(|file| {
@@ -142,10 +142,13 @@ fn main() -> ExitCode {
 					eprintln!("{}: {}", argv[0], e.strerror());
 					return ExitCode::from(EX_IOERR as u8);
 				}
-				/* immediately flush the output for -u */
-				if let Err(e) = out.flush() { 
-					eprintln!("{}: {}", argv[0], e.strerror());
-					return ExitCode::from(EX_IOERR as u8);
+
+				if u {
+					/* immediately flush the output for -u */
+					if let Err(e) = out.flush() { 
+						eprintln!("{}: {}", argv[0], e.strerror());
+						return ExitCode::from(EX_IOERR as u8);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}