Auto answer ( Yes or No) from unix script

Nayanajith · #1 (**permalink**) 08-21-2006

Dear All,

I have a backup script (in Unix), when executing the script need to give some answers.

eg - Do you want to backup - y

Like this i have to give Y and N for several questions.

So i want a script when executing this backup script to give Y and N automatically.

Help me to do this.

Thanks.
Nayanajith.

nortypig · #2 (**permalink**) 08-21-2006

Is this the sort of case construct you are looking for?

Code:

echo "\n\n Would you like to say yes (y/n)?"
    read YN
    #
    case $YN in
    [yY]*) echo do something
	    ;;
    [nN]*) echo "Good. Bye for now.\n"
		exit 0
	    ;;
    esac

Nayanajith · #3 (**permalink**) 08-21-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by nortypig

Is this the sort of case construct you are looking for?

Code:

echo "\n\n Would you like to say yes (y/n)?"
    read YN
    #
    case $YN in
    [yY]*) echo do something
	    ;;
    [nN]*) echo "Good. Bye for now.\n"
		exit 0
	    ;;
    esac

This is not what i want.

When back up script is running it is asking some questions.so i want to escape from those question.What i mean is i wanted to answer those questions automatically by another scripts.( I can not modify the original backup script..thats why)

Help me.

Nayanajith.

sssow · #4 (**permalink**) 08-22-2006

look at this link

http://unix.com/showthread.php?t=30246

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