Update NNN_NOWAIT changes

README.md

@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ Noice is Not Noice, a noicer fork...
   - [file copy, move, delete](#file-copy-move-delete)
   - [boost chdir prompt](#boost-chdir-prompt)
   - [set idle timeout](#set-idle-timeout)
+- [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
+  - [nnn blocks on opening files](#nnn-blocks-on-opening-files)
 - [Why fork?](#why-fork)
 - [Mentions](#mentions)
 - [Developers](#developers)
@@ -353,11 +355,13 @@ Any other value disables colored directories.
 
 The terminal screensaver is disabled by default. To set the wait time in seconds, use environment variable `NNN_IDLE_TIMEOUT`.
 
-#### open file in new process and make the nnn not block
+### Troubleshooting
 
-The desktop file opener should take care of opening files in new processes without causing `nnn` to block.
-If `nnn` does block/freeze when a file is open, then set the environment variable `NNN_NOWAIT` to any
-non-zero value.
+#### nnn blocks on opening files
+
+Ideally nnn should not block. Unfortunately, sometimes even the same desktop opener behaves differently on different Linux desktop environments. If `nnn` does block when a file is open, set the environment variable `NNN_NOWAIT` to any non-zero value. For example,
+
+    export NNN_NOWAIT=1
 
 ### Why fork?
 

nnn.1

@@ -208,8 +208,7 @@ screensaver.
     -------------------------------------
 .Ed
 .Pp
-\fBNNN_NOWAIT:\fR make nnn not block while a file is open. Only necessary if
-nnn is blocking while a file is open.
+\fBNNN_NOWAIT:\fR necessary only if nnn blocks while a file is open.
 .Bd -literal
     export NNN_NOWAIT=1
 .Ed

nnn.c

@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static char *player;
 static char *copier;
 static char *editor;
 static char *desktop_manager;
-static char nowait;
+static char nowait = F_NOTRACE;
 static blkcnt_t ent_blocks;
 static blkcnt_t dir_blocks;
 static ulong num_files;
@@ -2865,7 +2865,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	copier = getenv("NNN_COPIER");
 
 	/* Get nowait flag */
-	nowait = F_NOTRACE | (getenv("NNN_NOWAIT") ? F_NOWAIT : 0);
+	nowait |= getenv("NNN_NOWAIT") ? F_NOWAIT : 0;
 
 	signal(SIGINT, SIG_IGN);