creating a file from user responses script 1

[teakandme]

New to Unix scripting....Can someone assist with a script or idea for a script that will read user responses and write them to a file?

 

[rs6000er]

i don't understand your question. do you mean you want to monitor the user's actions in your system after user sign in?

 

[khalidaaa]

teakandme,

This is one way of doing it

#!/bin/sh

file="output.txt"
cat /dev/null > $file
echo "Whatever you write will go into a file called $file located in the same"
echo "Directory as this script. Type the word exit to end writing"

while read line
do
  if [ $line = "exit" ]
  then
    break
  else
    echo $line >> $file
  fi
done

Regards,
Khalid

 

[BocaBurger]

What happens if "exit" is typed in for another reason? (part of data being entered)?


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[mrn]

You can also use script to capture a users keystrokes.

Put

script

at the end of their .profile

you can also use read

echo "What's your name: ........../b/b/b/b/b/b/b/b/b/b/c"
read answer
echo "Hello " $answer

Mike

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