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Old 08-28-2012
How to give multiple inputs to a shell script
Got struck while trying to write a shell script which should automatically give input.

While running a script for eg: (adpatch.sh)

It Prompts for Multiple inputs like:

Do you currently have files used for installing or upgrading the database
installed in this APPL_TOP [YES] ? need to give input here


Do you currently have Java and HTML files for HTML-based functionality
installed in this APPL_TOP [YES] ? need to give input here


Do you currently have Oracle Applications forms files installed
in this APPL_TOP [YES] ? need to give input here


Do you currently have concurrent program files installed
in this APPL_TOP [YES] ? need to give input here

so without using Command Line Arguments, is there any other way of giving the input automatically.
Thanks in Advance.
# 2  
Old 08-28-2012
Maybe... Google for shell here-doc
# 3  
Old 08-29-2012
Please remember to post what Operating System and version you are using and what Shell you prefer.

If you have standard answers to the questions, why not make a version of the install script which does not ask questions and run that version instead?

The long answer is to use the expect program if that is installed on your system.

Personally I would just make a custom version of the install script.
 
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