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b4283

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Registered: 2008-11-26

Posts: 123

Controlling Terminal Inputs

Hi,
I'm thinking about controlling one terminal from another, so I can use simple scripts to manipulate them, but is there a way to do it?

Tried to do it with:

echo "echo asdf" > /dev/pts/1

but only text had come out and not a command (not parsed by the shell).

I know TIOCSTI in <ioctl.h> could simulate fake keystroke, but it seems to work only on current tty.

keenerd

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Registered: 2007-02-22

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Re: Controlling Terminal Inputs

One way to do it is to wrap the terminal in screen.  Then it is as simple as "screen -X".  See http://rustyklophaus.com/articles/20100618-Pecho.html for a complete example.