Generally though, the coreutil 'yes' lets you accomplish these kind of tasks where you need to repeatedly put out a string in order to get through some interaction/etc..
On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 5:32 AM, Dhodapkar, Chinmay <[email protected]> wrote: > Perfect :) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Giridharan Kesavan [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 5:42 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: hdfs format command issue > > this should help. > > echo Y | ${hadoophdfshome}/bin/hdfs namenode -format > > -giri > > On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 8:41 AM, Dhodapkar, Chinmay > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I am trying to automate the installation/bringup of a complete hadoop/hbase >> cluster from a single script. I have run into a very small issue... >> Before bringing up the namenode, I have to format it with the usual "hadoop >> namenode -format" >> >> Executing the above command prompts the user for Y/N?. Is there an option >> that can be passed to force the format without prompting? >> The aim is for the script to complete without any human intervention... >> >> >> >> > -- Harsh J
