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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting possible to run script to enter info within a program? Post 74448 by lianderthal on Thursday 9th of June 2005 06:16:28 PM
Old 06-09-2005
Question possible to run script to enter info within a program?
hi,
I am new to Unix and script writing so I was wondering if this would be possible and how I might do it. I've learned to write a basic script and the first step I need to do is to open a program (for genetic linkage). The program then requires me to enter a lot of information. Sort of line by line about 4 times. Can I somehow put this into the script so it will enter the correct information when the program requests it? Basically that would save me having to type it in over and over again. I tried using echo but that doesn't work within the program I have opened. It only seems to type the information after I have exited the program manually.

Any help would be appreciated or let me know if this is impossible. Thanks!
 

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