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Re: simulating console input

From: Eric Blake <eblake at redhat dot com>
To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:19:10 -0600
Subject: Re: simulating console input
References: <20100902074703.GA11464@gaston.couberia.bzh> <4C7FC3B4.1060606@cygwin.com> <OF908B5DCD.CC6A54F1-ON85257792.0074780B-85257792.0074F175@lnotes-gw.ent.nwie.net>

On 09/02/2010 03:17 PM, RISINGP1@nationwide.com wrote:

How could I simulate the "Y" keypress?

"echo Y | DosProgram.exe" does not work...

Would an inline document work?
DosProgram.exe<<!
Y
!

No. Bash uses a pipe under the hood for here-docs, so it is no different than the already-established non-working 'echo Y | program'.

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