Bash script to execute user input of another script

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I am creating a script but I am stuck because I need it to stimulate user input for another script that is call. I am able to answer the first question by going: echo "y" | othercommand.sh But I need to stimulate the answers for the other two questions, how would I go about this.

Thanks.

You talk about 3 questions, but I cannot understand a single one of them, can you please clarify? — pfnuesel
– pfnuesel, Commented Feb 4, 2013 at 12:25
so are you kind of trying to treat the script like a function that returns a value? I'm not sure I follow — CoderDake
– CoderDake, Commented Feb 4, 2013 at 12:27

dogbane · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-04 12:28:37Z

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Assuming you want to answer y, y, n to the three questions, you can use a here-doc as shown below:

othercommand.sh << END
y
y
n
END

answered Feb 4, 2013 at 12:28

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Jennifer Conlon Over a year ago

Hi, I have a srcipt and from this script I am calling another another script. But this script requires user input from command line. How do i stimulate this user input from my initial script?

Jennifer Conlon Over a year ago

Hi @dogbone, that doesn't seem to work. It still just accepts the fist input and ignores the others?

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