Re: how to assert user input to fifo to then read from it

[Alex fxmbsw7 Ratchev]

On Thu, Aug 25, 2022, 14:49 Dennis Williamson <dennistwilliamson@gmail.com>
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> On Thu, Aug 25, 2022, 7:31 AM Alex fxmbsw7 Ratchev <fxmbsw7@gmail.com>
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>> On Thu, Aug 25, 2022, 14:14 Dennis Williamson <
>> dennistwilliamson@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 4:39 AM Alex fxmbsw7 Ratchev <fxmbsw7@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
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>>>> im doing some apt update cmds script
>>>> in there i realized i need detached input for , when as dedicated auto
>>>> updater used , a question appears , to answer this
>>>> ( seeing by log then reacting to via printf to fifo , and checking then
>>>> log
>>>> further )
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>>>> the script yet is attached
>>>> the in question is line 20 , it does exec <"$fi"
>>>> .. and my question is what previously to exec to put scripts stdin ( may
>>>> not be tty .. ? ) into that fifo , then that the exec < that_fifo
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>>>> understood halfways ?
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>>>> // greets , alex xmb
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>>> Chances are you need to select the correct options for your apt commands
>>> rather than trying to inject input.
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>>> Look up how to use DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive and Dpkg::Options and
>>> seek further help in a Debian or apt forum.
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>> hi .. :)
>> about this , im pretty sure : i set noninteractive and priority none or
>> low whatever the lowest was , and tho i modded a conf file manually , and
>> then somewhen the autoupdater wasnt well cause it asked about such a fatal
>> as replace conf , and no user input was , <&- at most , if even
>> ..so i need my 'keep input open' solution i ask for , me thinks
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>> best greets :))
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> There are Dpkg::Options that deal with replacing or keeping the config.
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besides that i dunno the options and formats , a manual check is normal ,
speaking for 'keep input open'

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