1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/LEI.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/LEI.pm
index c3645698..e95a674b 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/LEI.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/LEI.pm
@@ -746,6 +746,17 @@ sub start_mua {
          }
  }
  
+sub poke_mua { # forces terminal MUAs to wake up and hopefully notice new mail
+        my ($self) = @_;
+        return unless $self->{opt}->{mua} && -t $self->{1};
+        # hit the process group that started the MUA
+        if (my $s = $self->{sock}) {
+                send($s, '-WINCH', MSG_EOR);
+        } elsif ($self->{oneshot}) {
+                kill('-WINCH', $$);
+        }
+}
+
  # caller needs to "-t $self->{1}" to check if tty
  sub start_pager {
          my ($self) = @_;