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Shell script how to read input from a file
I need to read input from a file given in following format.
$ ./process_data.sh arg1 < input_data.txt
How do I read input_data in my shell script process_data.sh?
Thanks,
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Get input from editor (vim/nano/emacs/textmate?)
I was just curious if there's a way to get input not from StdIn but from $EDITOR - be it vim, nano, emacs or even a non-command-line-editor (MacVim/TextMate). What are the ...
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how to deal with keyboard-greedy apps
I'm having a very specific problem, however any help will aid in understanding X's relationship to the keyboard.
I'd like to be able to launch the ElectricSheep program on top of music playing from ...
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Sending some input into a process, then resuming input from command line
I have an interactive terminal program, that accepts stdin (telnet for example).
I want to send it some input before interacting with it, like this:
echo "Hello" | telnet somewhere 123
But that ...
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How to directly read keyboard input in real-time?
I am not certain if this is ultimately the correct place to ask this but... I am developing a program which requires real-time input from the user. That is; it needs to be able to read the keys being ...
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How can I make C-m1 emulate a right click?
On Mac OS X, you can right click by holding down control and clicking. I swapped the command and control keys with setxkbmap -option altwin:ctrl_win, but how do I make it right click by holding down ...
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How do mouse events work in linux?
This is mostly out of curiosity, I'm trying to understand how event handling works
on a low level, so please don't reference me to a software that'll do it for me.
If for example I want to write a ...
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Fetching user input while running in the background
I am writing a script that prompts the user for input and does some processing afterwards. I was using read to get the data, but then I noticed that when the script is ran with a keyboard shortcut (I ...
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Directing Xorg input to selected application
I'm trying to play Frets on Fire using my PS3 Guitar Hero III controller. It works right away, but it's also controlling the cursor as if it's a mouse. I'd like to play the game windowed, but that's ...
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Multitouch support on KDE
On Ubuntu there is an app called ginn which forces non-multitouch aware apps to support multitouch. (source)
Is there any analogue for the KDE Desktop Environment?
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Dual head configuration with two touchscreens in Linux
As a part of my current project I need to set up a Linux-based workstation with two monitors, both of which are multitouch-enabled (ViewSonic VX2258wm, Quanta touch panel). So, naturally, I set up a ...
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barcode scanner input when running xorg and evdev
When I scan a barcode in a text console (CTRL+ALT+F1 or not running X) I get the correct input, but when I try with an application running on X, I don't get the correct barcode.
The scanner is ...
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Apple Magic Trackpad resets settings after session
I was able to get the Apple Magic Trackpad working on Fedora 15 KDE 4.6. (I previously got it working on Linux Mint.)
However, the settings -- particularly activating the single-finger left click and ...
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Disable Keyboard & Mouse input on unix (under X)
How can one programmatically "freeze" the Keyboard & Mouse temporarily, so that no one could mess with the system?
There are several possibilities where this is useful. For instance, I have a ...
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SED misbehaving with input file
Simply put I have a small sed command that is supposed to trim " and wrap the input between the <id> tag. It goes well single line and multiple line input, but badly misbehaves on an input file ...
