Run Command From Within C# Mono Application in Linux

Question

I am wondering if a Mono C# application running in Ubuntu can somehow run a terminal command. For example, could the user give the program his or her password and then have the application run

sudo apt-get install application-name

(console requests password)

password

(console requests confirmation)

y

Preferably, this would be done without actually opening a terminal visible to the user, so that the application could provide the necessary feedback and manage the whole operation cleanly with as little user interaction as possible.

Is there a way to do that? If so, how? Let me know if clarification is needed. Thank you!

knocte · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-04 23:16:45Z

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Should be possible, you would just redirect the password to the StandardInput stream of the Process class.

answered Oct 4, 2012 at 23:16

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Razick Over a year ago

I am more specifically asking how to run commands with C#. The password situation is just an example. How can the program run a command? Thank you.

skolima Over a year ago

@Razick please read the answer again :-) You use the Process class for this.

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