automatically acknowledge commands

[David Thornton]

Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Jun 2006, Neil Watson wrote:
>
>> Since Ken missed out on the last one here's another.  I have script that
>> annoyingly requires a 'y' prompt part way through.  Alas, the script is
>> not mine and may change in the future.  How can I automate the 'y'
>> answer?
>
> echo y | /path/to/script
>
> yes | /path/to/script
>
>

"expect" might do the job.

It's a "scripting" language designed to run against interactive sessions.

David
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