--- Tim Wunder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I guess this is a bash question, and probly FAQ-ish, > but... > Say I set a make job to execute in the background > with 'make >make.log > 2>&1 &' and the job then stops to ask for user > input, like asking, "mv: > overwrite `.deps/alarmdaemoniface_stub.Plo', > overriding mode 0644?" > > How do I give the user input to the job? Is it > possible? > > Thanks, > Tim
IIRC, there is a built-in command (i.e., part of your shell, assuming it's sh, ksh, bash, etc.) called "fg" which brings background jobs to the foreground. Brad. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://smtp.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
