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Old 06-19-2012
Unix scripting and screen session
hi, i am on AIX 5.3. I would like to write scripts that initiate or reattach to a screen session to run some commands either from unix or Universe. Can anyone assist me with a with a wuick primer on this. I can attach or initiate a screen manually and then run the commands but I would like to automate this such that i run a single command for all.
# 2  
Old 06-19-2012
Are you talking about GNU screen available from the AIX toolbox for linux?

What is the manual process you are using at the moment?
# 3  
Old 06-20-2012
I got a small program like

cd /globus/maint/lesmaint1/bnk.run
uv GSS.EXCEPTION

where after the user logs on, change directory and initiate a universe program.
so i want to be ablle to run this in a ascreen in case connection drops.
I have a number of small tasks like this

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i am talking about GNU screen yes
# 4  
Old 06-20-2012
You can create a file ~/.screenrc in which you'll write the commands you want to launch at screen startup:
Code:
screen -t title command
screen -t title ~/bin/script

where ~/bin/script can contain:
Code:
cd /globus/maint/lesmaint1/bnk.run
uv GSS.EXCEPTION

for example
# 5  
Old 06-20-2012
This is not something i wish to run at screen startup but after the screen has been initiated and other commands/scripts as well.

I been trying variations of
screen -S TINASHE -p 0 -X stuff 'gsscheckunauth.sh^M'

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is there a simple way of sending ENTER to a screen?
# 6  
Old 06-20-2012
Try this then:screen -S sessionname -X screen command
# 7  
Old 06-20-2012
I googled and tweaked and eventually arrive at
screen -S scrsession-p 0 -X stuff "`script.sh '\015'`"which seems to be working for me now.

or use this in xxx.sh
screen -dmS spawner sleep 30
screen -S spawner -X screen screen -dR mydaemon
sleep 1
screen -S mydaemon -X detach
screen -S mydaemon -X stuff "`uv GSS.EXCEPTION '\015'`"
and call that from unix, will run in a screen!

Thank you all for your effotrs
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