I'm writing a script that calls a function to generate a certificate. In generating this certificate, I'm asked a series of questions. I was wondering, is there a way to pre-program my script to answer these questions in the same way all the time. I saw something like
Assuming y is the answer I want. If I get like 5 questions and I want answers other than y for each question, how would that work? Thanks!
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I want to write a script that will create an archive (via tar) that will restrict the size of the tar file. The size can be constrained using the keyword 'k' and providing the size restriction. The problem is that the script needs to know (detect) when the tar command prompts the user (which... (2 Replies)
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I have a question that after trying tirelessly I cant solve. I'm not great wth UNIX and wonder if anyone could help. I have to create a shell program using functions that prompts for a user ID. I must then verify that the user Id corresponds to an account on the system. If a legal user Id is... (1 Reply)
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I have a question that after trying tirelessly I cant solve. I'm not great wth UNIX and wonder if anyone could help. I have to create a shell program using functions that prompts for a user ID. I must then verify that the user Id corresponds to an account on the system. If a legal user Id is... (16 Replies)
First off, I am using Mac OS X, with Apple Remote Desktop.
I have to install several app's on teachers' laptops which are on several cd's that I have made disk images of. (DMG's)
To do rollouts quicker, I have written a script to mount the disk images and running the installers inside each of... (4 Replies)
At work I use this rover script to perform ID administration of machines that have no central management system. The one problem I encounter is the prompt of the machine I'm trying to reach.
For instance, by default rover looks for $, which most *nix prompts do end with a $, and tries to... (0 Replies)
I'm trying to write a script the simplifies the execution of a program:
After starting the program (sh ~/.mfix/model/make_mfix) I am prompted four times for options:
Do you need SMP version? (y/n)
Do you need DMP version? (y/n)
Do you need debug version? (y/n)
Force re-compilation of... (2 Replies)
Dear all,
I am new to shell scripting and have tried to make a small program for fun sake that tells age from the last number of cell phone and birth year.
At the end we get a final 3 digit number and the first digit represents the last digit of cell phone and rest 2 numbers shows age. eg. 423... (4 Replies)
Good morning,
I'm attempting to call sqlldr via shell script and it is prompting endIf is unec
#!/bin/sh
cd /tmp/v_tst
FILENAME_WANTED=`date +"HourlyData_%Y%m%d_%H00.txt"`
echo "FILENAME_WANTED = ${FILENAME_WANTED}"
LIST_OF_FILES=`ls -rt HourlyData*.txt |tail -1`
LIST_OF_FILES=`basename... (4 Replies)
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LEARN ABOUT SUNOS
script
script(1) User Commands script(1)NAME
script - make record of a terminal session
SYNOPSIS
script [-a] [filename]
DESCRIPTION
The script utility makes a record of everything printed on your screen. The record is written to filename. If no file name is given, the
record is saved in the file typescript. See WARNINGS.
The script command forks and creates a sub-shell, according to the value of $SHELL, and records the text from this session. The script ends
when the forked shell exits or when Control-d is typed.
OPTIONS
The following option is supported:
-a Appends the session record to filename, rather than overwriting it.
NOTES
script places everything that appears on the screen in filename, including prompts.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|CSI |Enabled |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO attributes(5)WARNINGS
script can pose a security risk when used in directories that are writable by other users (for example, /tmp), especially when run by a
privileged user, that is, root. Be sure that typescript is not a link before running script.
SunOS 5.10 30 Jan 2004 script(1)