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    Question newbie command line start program with arg

    Hi there.

    I'm a bit of a newbie and have a problem.
    Sure there is a solution and hope that someone with the knowledge is willing to help me.

    I have a simple terminal application when started I have 10 options.

    I start the program and then choose 1 option by typing 1-10.

    I would like to be able to start the program with an option/argument so that it automatically starts with option 1, 2, 3 and so on.

    So the program must be started and then have the input.

    Maybe a script?

    Or is there a way to do it from the command line?

    If any thing is unclear (most likely, since the explanationis a bit hmmm) please ask.

    Think it's written in python.

    / Twinned

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    Re: newbie command line start program with arg

    If the program is called test.py you can send a "1" to stdin by running:
    Code:
    test.py <<< 1

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    Re: newbie command line start program with arg

    use: "echo 1 | application"

    where 1 is the text that you would normally type by hand and application is the name you use to open your application.

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    Re: newbie command line start program with arg

    Quote Originally Posted by unutbu View Post
    If the program is called test.py you can send a "1" to stdin by running:
    Code:
    test.py <<< 1
    ooh, neat... Somehow, I never knew about that bash trick.

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    Smile Re: newbie command line start program with arg

    undecim

    Marvelous!!

    Exactly what I was looking for and it worked perfect.

    Thank you VERY much.

    And thank you unutbu.

    Amazingly swift answers from both of you.

    It wasn't python, should have known since it didn't end with .py

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