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How to by-pass user interactions in a script?

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I am trying to automate the installation of a program through a shell script. There are a few steps which require user interaction from the command line (confirmation, yes/no, etc.). What is the best way to by-pass it? I know that one possibility is to use an expect script. Just wanted to know if t…

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If the interaction is simple, i.e. only reads from the standard input, you can just send the particular lines to the program's input:

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