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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting How to enter a return key in bash script? Post 302424834 by duker61 on Wednesday 26th of May 2010 11:21:31 AM
Old 05-26-2010
not starting shell doesn't make a difference

This is the actual script where I removed the shell:


Code:
 
cd /opt/lib/cobol 
 
./install << EOF 
y 
y 
 
y 
n 
y 
/opt/lib/mflmf 
y 
n 
y 
64 
n 
n 
EOF

It runs and seems to process the first 2 responses correctly. When it reaches the point where it wants a return it seems to get confused.

This is the end of th elist generated:

Code:
 
Do you agree to the terms of the License Agreement? (y/n): 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
When you press return you will be shown details of the reference 
environment (and any compatibility environments). 
 
Please press return when you are ready: 
y 
n 
y 
/opt/lib/mflmf 
y 
n 
y 
64 
n 
n 
--More--(Next file: docs/env.txt)

It used the y for the question about license. The next line is the blank. It starts to display the env.txt file but it doesn't wait. It lists the remainig responses (for the next questions) and waits. If I cancel it loops on the next question after the return. It appears to be getting a response that it doesn't want.

Code:
 
Please confirm your understanding of the above reference environment 
details (y/n): Please enter y or n 
 
Please confirm your understanding of the above reference environment 
details (y/n): Please enter y or n 
 
Please confirm your understanding of the above reference environment 
details (y/n): Please enter y or n

Smilie
 

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RBASH(1)						      General Commands Manual							  RBASH(1)

NAME
rbash - restricted bash, see bash(1) RESTRICTED SHELL
If bash is started with the name rbash, or the -r option is supplied at invocation, the shell becomes restricted. A restricted shell is used to set up an environment more controlled than the standard shell. It behaves identically to bash with the exception that the follow- ing are disallowed or not performed: o changing directories with cd o setting or unsetting the values of SHELL, PATH, ENV, or BASH_ENV o specifying command names containing / o specifying a file name containing a / as an argument to the . builtin command o specifying a filename containing a slash as an argument to the -p option to the hash builtin command o importing function definitions from the shell environment at startup o parsing the value of SHELLOPTS from the shell environment at startup o redirecting output using the >, >|, <>, >&, &>, and >> redirection operators o using the exec builtin command to replace the shell with another command o adding or deleting builtin commands with the -f and -d options to the enable builtin command o using the enable builtin command to enable disabled shell builtins o specifying the -p option to the command builtin command o turning off restricted mode with set +r or set +o restricted. These restrictions are enforced after any startup files are read. When a command that is found to be a shell script is executed, rbash turns off any restrictions in the shell spawned to execute the script. SEE ALSO
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