diff --git a/bootscripts/ChangeLog b/bootscripts/ChangeLog
index 37680aff5..129fbd454 100644
--- a/bootscripts/ChangeLog
+++ b/bootscripts/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2024-07-06 Bruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org>
+   * Add logic to init-functions to only print escape sequences
+	  if stdin and stdout are connected to a terminal.
+
 2024-04-16 Bruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org>
    * Remove blank output line generated in ifup script when bringing
 	  up wireless interface.
diff --git a/bootscripts/lfs/lib/services/init-functions b/bootscripts/lfs/lib/services/init-functions
index a86a23d86..2bcadaa30 100644
--- a/bootscripts/lfs/lib/services/init-functions
+++ b/bootscripts/lfs/lib/services/init-functions
@@ -58,11 +58,21 @@ SCRIPT_STAT="0"
 # Set any user specified environment variables e.g. HEADLESS
 [ -r /etc/sysconfig/rc.site ]  && . /etc/sysconfig/rc.site
 
-## Screen Dimensions
-# Find current screen size
-if [ -z "${COLUMNS}" ]; then
-   COLUMNS=$(stty size)
-   COLUMNS=${COLUMNS##* }
+# If HEADLESS is set, use that.  
+# If file descriptor 1 or 2 (stdout and stderr) is not open or
+# does not refer to a terminal, consider the script headless.
+[ ! -t 1 -o ! -t 2 ] && HEADLESS=${HEADLESS:-yes}
+
+if [ "x$HEADLESS" != "xyes" ]
+then 
+  ## Screen Dimensions
+  # Find current screen size
+  if [ -z "${COLUMNS}" ]; then
+    COLUMNS=$(stty size)
+    COLUMNS=${COLUMNS##* }
+  fi
+else
+   COLUMNS=80
 fi
 
 # When using remote connections, such as a serial port, stty size returns 0
@@ -575,9 +585,14 @@ timespec()
 ################################################################################
 log_success_msg()
 {
-    /bin/echo -n -e "${BMPREFIX}${@}"
-    /bin/echo -e "${CURS_ZERO}${SUCCESS_PREFIX}${SET_COL}${SUCCESS_SUFFIX}"
-
+    if [ "x$HEADLESS" != "xyes" ]
+    then 
+      /bin/echo -n -e "${BMPREFIX}${@}"
+      /bin/echo -e "${CURS_ZERO}${SUCCESS_PREFIX}${SET_COL}${SUCCESS_SUFFIX}"
+    else
+      logmessage=`echo "${@}" | sed 's/\\\033[^a-zA-Z]*.//g'`
+      /bin/echo -e "${logmessage} OK" 
+    fi
     # Strip non-printable characters from log file
     logmessage=`echo "${@}" | sed 's/\\\033[^a-zA-Z]*.//g'`
 
@@ -589,8 +604,13 @@ log_success_msg()
 
 log_success_msg2()
 {
-    /bin/echo -n -e "${BMPREFIX}${@}"
-    /bin/echo -e "${CURS_ZERO}${SUCCESS_PREFIX}${SET_COL}${SUCCESS_SUFFIX}"
+    if [ "x$HEADLESS" != "xyes" ]
+    then 
+      /bin/echo -n -e "${BMPREFIX}${@}"
+      /bin/echo -e "${CURS_ZERO}${SUCCESS_PREFIX}${SET_COL}${SUCCESS_SUFFIX}"
+    else
+      echo " OK" 
+    fi
 
     echo " OK" >> ${BOOTLOG}
 
@@ -610,8 +630,14 @@ log_success_msg2()
 ################################################################################
 log_failure_msg()
 {
-    /bin/echo -n -e "${BMPREFIX}${@}"
-    /bin/echo -e "${CURS_ZERO}${FAILURE_PREFIX}${SET_COL}${FAILURE_SUFFIX}"
+    if [ "x$HEADLESS" != "xyes" ]
+    then 
+      /bin/echo -n -e "${BMPREFIX}${@}"
+      /bin/echo -e "${CURS_ZERO}${FAILURE_PREFIX}${SET_COL}${FAILURE_SUFFIX}"
+    else
+      logmessage=`echo "${@}" | sed 's/\\\033[^a-zA-Z]*.//g'`
+      /bin/echo -e "${logmessage} FAIL"
+    fi
 
     # Strip non-printable characters from log file
 
@@ -624,8 +650,13 @@ log_failure_msg()
 
 log_failure_msg2()
 {
-    /bin/echo -n -e "${BMPREFIX}${@}"
-    /bin/echo -e "${CURS_ZERO}${FAILURE_PREFIX}${SET_COL}${FAILURE_SUFFIX}"
+    if [ "x$HEADLESS" != "xyes" ]
+    then 
+      /bin/echo -n -e "${BMPREFIX}${@}"
+      /bin/echo -e "${CURS_ZERO}${FAILURE_PREFIX}${SET_COL}${FAILURE_SUFFIX}"
+    else
+      echo "FAIL"
+    fi
 
     echo "FAIL" >> ${BOOTLOG}
 
@@ -643,8 +674,14 @@ log_failure_msg2()
 ################################################################################
 log_warning_msg()
 {
-    /bin/echo -n -e "${BMPREFIX}${@}"
-    /bin/echo -e "${CURS_ZERO}${WARNING_PREFIX}${SET_COL}${WARNING_SUFFIX}"
+    if [ "x$HEADLESS" != "xyes" ]
+    then
+      /bin/echo -n -e "${BMPREFIX}${@}"
+      /bin/echo -e "${CURS_ZERO}${WARNING_PREFIX}${SET_COL}${WARNING_SUFFIX}"
+    else
+      logmessage=`echo "${@}" | sed 's/\\\033[^a-zA-Z]*.//g'`
+      /bin/echo -e "${logmessage} WARN"
+    fi 
 
     # Strip non-printable characters from log file
     logmessage=`echo "${@}" | sed 's/\\\033[^a-zA-Z]*.//g'`
@@ -656,8 +693,14 @@ log_warning_msg()
 
 log_skip_msg()
 {
-    /bin/echo -n -e "${BMPREFIX}${@}"
-    /bin/echo -e "${CURS_ZERO}${SKIP_PREFIX}${SET_COL}${SKIP_SUFFIX}"
+    if [ "x$HEADLESS" != "xyes" ]
+    then
+      /bin/echo -n -e "${BMPREFIX}${@}"
+      /bin/echo -e "${CURS_ZERO}${SKIP_PREFIX}${SET_COL}${SKIP_SUFFIX}"
+    else
+      logmessage=`echo "${@}" | sed 's/\\\033[^a-zA-Z]*.//g'`
+      /bin/echo "SKIP"
+    fi
 
     # Strip non-printable characters from log file
     logmessage=`echo "${@}" | sed 's/\\\033[^a-zA-Z]*.//g'`
@@ -677,7 +720,13 @@ log_skip_msg()
 ################################################################################
 log_info_msg()
 {
-    /bin/echo -n -e "${BMPREFIX}${@}"
+    if [ "x$HEADLESS" != "xyes" ]
+    then
+      /bin/echo -n -e "${BMPREFIX}${@}"
+    else
+      logmessage=`echo "${@}" | sed 's/\\\033[^a-zA-Z]*.//g'`
+      /bin/echo -n -e "${logmessage}"
+    fi
 
     # Strip non-printable characters from log file
     logmessage=`echo "${@}" | sed 's/\\\033[^a-zA-Z]*.//g'`
@@ -689,7 +738,13 @@ log_info_msg()
 
 log_info_msg2()
 {
-    /bin/echo -n -e "${@}"
+    if [ "x$HEADLESS" != "xyes" ]
+    then
+      /bin/echo -n -e "${@}"
+    else
+      logmessage=`echo "${@}" | sed 's/\\\033[^a-zA-Z]*.//g'`
+      /bin/echo -n -e "${logmessage}"
+    fi
 
     # Strip non-printable characters from log file
     logmessage=`echo "${@}" | sed 's/\\\033[^a-zA-Z]*.//g'`
diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 5b6e247e8..d6b242c1d 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@
     appropriate for the entry or if needed the entire day's listitem.
     -->
 
+    <listitem>
+      <para>2024-07-01</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update lfs-bootscripts to only output
+          escape sequences to a terminal. </para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>2024-07-01</para>
       <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index df9fcf37a..fd27c3387 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@
 <!ENTITY less-fin-du "12 MB">
 <!ENTITY less-fin-sbu "less than 0.1 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY lfs-bootscripts-version "20240630">      <!-- Scripts depend on this format -->
+<!ENTITY lfs-bootscripts-version "20240706">      <!-- Scripts depend on this format -->
 <!ENTITY lfs-bootscripts-size "BOOTSCRIPTS-SIZE KB">
 <!ENTITY lfs-bootscripts-url "&downloads-root;lfs-bootscripts-&lfs-bootscripts-version;.tar.xz">
 <!ENTITY lfs-bootscripts-md5 "BOOTSCRIPTS-MD5SUM">