Responding to prompts via script?

[aswolff]

Hi. I need to automate a program which when ran from the command line asks "This will erase all data Continue (y/Y)?"

In a ksh script how can I respond to this prompt with a "y" so that the program will continue running?

Thank you.

 

[mrn]

echo "Continue (Y/N) .\b\c"
read yorn

if [ $yorn = "y" -o $yorn = "Y" ] ; then
echo "Deleting files...."
run something
else
echo "Ok aborting..."
fi


Mike

"Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters."

 

[mrn]

Re-Read your post (properly)

man expect



Mike

"Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters."

 

[aswolff]

My unix admins suck...no 'expect' on solaris.

 

[p5wizard]

Perhaps you can specify a -s (silent) or -q (quiet) or some other flag for the program to inhibit the questions from the program?


HTH,

p5wizard

 

[PHV]

Have you tried something like this ?
echo Y | yourProgram

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[aswolff]

no quiet or silent mode. I'll try the echo Y | program


Thanks.

 

[Annihilannic]

You can get expect for Solaris from

http://www.sunfreeware.com,

if your admins are happy to install it. Or if you're feeling tricky you could get it to run in your home dir...

Annihilannic.