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diff --git a/src/cmd/dist/test_linux.go b/src/cmd/dist/test_linux.go
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+// Copyright 2016 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// +build linux
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"syscall"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+const ioctlReadTermios = syscall.TCGETS
+
+// isTerminal reports whether fd is a terminal.
+func isTerminal(fd uintptr) bool {
+	var termios syscall.Termios
+	_, _, err := syscall.Syscall6(syscall.SYS_IOCTL, fd, ioctlReadTermios, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&termios)), 0, 0, 0)
+	return err == 0
+}
+
+func init() {
+	stdOutErrAreTerminals = func() bool {
+		return isTerminal(1) && isTerminal(2)
+	}
+}