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From: spear@ihopb.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards,btl.unix
Subject: A question on input redirection
Message-ID: <108@ihopb.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 16-Sep-83 16:40:08 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 16 16:40:08 1983
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I have been trying to come up with a generalized
way to direct input to a command such that it takes
it's input from a file for a while and then begins
taking input from the standard input (keyboard).
I am interested in having a repetitive series of
commands piped to a certain job after which I want
to enter further commands from the keyboard.  The
problem normally encountered in any scheme I have
tried is the reaching of end of file during the
initial input which causes the command to terminate.

I have tried various schemes of manipulating file
descriptors with no success.  Any suggestions would
be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advances,


Steven Spearman
ihnp4!ihopb!spear