From de46184d9175c67e3fc45aed997118dad0d6bb3d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mertoalex Ashley <mertoalex+git@disroot.org>
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2025 21:27:03 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] adding variable `option` to config.def.h so you can call
 shell with argument.

---
 config.def.h | 6 ++++++
 st.c         | 3 +++
 st.h         | 1 +
 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 2cd740a..c314e98 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ static int borderpx = 2;
  * 5: value of shell in config.h
  */
 static char *shell = "/bin/sh";
+/*
+ * argument that should be used to call shell with,
+ * like  "-l" to make st open shell as login shell.
+ * (needed on shells like busybox-ash.)
+ */
+char *option = NULL;
 char *utmp = NULL;
 /* scroll program: to enable use a string like "scroll" */
 char *scroll = NULL;
diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index 03b9bc8..03d3100 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -677,6 +677,9 @@ execsh(char *cmd, char **args)
 	if (args) {
 		prog = args[0];
 		arg = NULL;
+	} else if (option) {
+		prog = sh;
+		arg = option;
 	} else if (scroll) {
 		prog = scroll;
 		arg = utmp ? utmp : sh;
diff --git a/st.h b/st.h
index fd3b0d8..b7a0237 100644
--- a/st.h
+++ b/st.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ void *xrealloc(void *, size_t);
 char *xstrdup(const char *);
 
 /* config.h globals */
+extern char *option;
 extern char *utmp;
 extern char *scroll;
 extern char *stty_args;
-- 
2.48.1