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Old 07-22-2006
Passing argument to "at" command
Is it possible to pass an argument from the command line to the "at" command?

I want "at" to run a script which requires a few arguments from the command line when it runs. Example:

at 10:00 -f myscript.sh param1 param2

Unfortunately "at" sees everything on the line as command options to itself, and gives a syntax error.

Thanks,

Marcus
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Old 07-22-2006
'at' runs as a batch job and is supposed to run at a pre-determined time without any interaction from the user. So your script, scheduled with cron or at will not be able to interact with a user to accept input.
There are two ways to go around this problem:
1. Since the user is around to give inputs when the script is run, have the user run the script manually
2. Modify the script to remove any user interaction

--edit
I just verified. Commands run with at do not have a terminal associated with them, and cannot interact with a user
--/edit
Last edited by blowtorch; 07-22-2006 at 09:18 PM..
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Old 07-23-2006
I don't any reference to user interaction in the original question.

One syntax is...
Code:
echo "myscript.sh param1 param2" | at 10:00

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