https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/how-to-simulate-keyboard-input/m-p/3465667#M210836 Hi !<BR /><BR />I have to launch an executable program that asks some strings from the keyboard, and I want to do it in background (without interaction). I've heard that there is an utility suitable to do it. Can you help me ?<BR /><BR />Regards,<BR />Augusto Tue, 18 Jan 2005 12:12:59 GMT Augusto Vinhaes 2005-01-18T12:12:59Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/how-to-simulate-keyboard-input/m-p/3465667#M210836 Hi !<BR /><BR />I have to launch an executable program that asks some strings from the keyboard, and I want to do it in background (without interaction). I've heard that there is an utility suitable to do it. Can you help me ?<BR /><BR />Regards,<BR />Augusto Tue, 18 Jan 2005 12:12:59 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/how-to-simulate-keyboard-input/m-p/3465667#M210836 Augusto Vinhaes 2005-01-18T12:12:59Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/how-to-simulate-keyboard-input/m-p/3465668#M210837 Probably the most powerful tool is "expect" which can look for patterns in the output and supply input.<BR /><BR /><A href="http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Tcl/expect-5.42/" target="_blank">http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Tcl/expect-5.42/</A><BR /><BR />However, for simple tasks all you need is to redirect stdin.<BR /><BR />myscript.sh &lt; myinputfile &amp;<BR /><BR />Another usefuk tools is the utility "script" which can record all terminal input and output and make the above tasks easier. Man script for details.<BR /> Tue, 18 Jan 2005 12:17:58 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/how-to-simulate-keyboard-input/m-p/3465668#M210837 A. Clay Stephenson 2005-01-18T12:17:58Z