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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Wrapper script for image deployment - stdin/stdout - named pipes and the like Post 302239340 by Keith Daniels on Tuesday 23rd of September 2008 11:00:51 AM
Old 09-23-2008
I'm not sure I understand "exactly" your problem with user input, but here is a "simple minded" first cut.

I would use

echo ="Please insert next CD"
Then I would insert a test loop here, to test every few seconds for the "new" CD and flash the message again if it wasn't there. When it is detected, the loop exits back to the script and continues with processing.


Or if you trust the user, a simple:

echo ="Please insert next CD and press enter when it is inserted"
read

construct would do. The problem here is that the script is on hold until the user remembers to press enter and pressing it before the CD is ready could cause problems depending on your code.

I will be gone for a week so I will not be able to discuss this further. Hope this helps and as they say "Have Fun"
 

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spd-conf

SPD-CONF(1)						      General Commands Manual						       SPD-CONF(1)

NAME

       spd-conf - A simple tool for basic configuration of Speech Dispatcher and problem diagnostics

SYNOPSIS

       spd-conf [options]

DESCRIPTION

       spd-conf is a simple tool for basic configuration of Speech Dispatcher and problem diagnostics

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
	      show this help message and exit

       -e, --espeak
	      Use espeak to synthesize messages

       --test-festival
	      Test whether Festival works as a server

       -s, --test-spd-say
	      Test connection to Speech Dispatcher using spd-say

       --test-pulse
	      Test Pulse Audio

       -c, --config-basic-settings-user
	      Configure basic settings in user configuration

       -u, --create-user-conf
	      Create Speech Dispatcher configuration for the given user

       -C, --config-basic-settings-system
	      Configure basic settings in system-wide configuration

       -n, --dont-ask
	      Do not ask any questions, always use default values

       --test-alsa
	      Test ALSA audio

       --test-espeak
	      Test whether Espeak works as a standalone binary

       -d, --diagnostics
	      Diagnose problems with the current setup

       -D, --debug
	      Debug a problem and generate a report

AUTHOR

       spd-conf was written by Hynek Hanke <hanke@brailcom.org>. The webpage for this package can be found at http://www.freebsoft.org/speechd.

       This manual page was written by Luke Yelavich <themuso@ubuntu.com>, for the Ubuntu project (but may be used by others).

								  August 24, 2009						       SPD-CONF(1)
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