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I have this NodeJS script: 

var util  = require('util'),
process = require('child_process'),
ls    = process.exec('test.sh');

ls.stdout.on('data', function (data) {
   console.log(data.toString());
   ls.stdin.write('Test');
});

and this shell script:

#!/bin/bash
echo "Please input your name:";
read name;                 
echo "Your name is $name";

I tried to run the NodeJS script and it is stuck at "Please input your name:". Does anyone know how to pass input from my NodeJS script to my shell script ?

Thanks

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Did you try adding '\n' to the end of your input (e.g. ls.stdin.write('Test\n');) to simulate pressing return/enter?

Also, you want process.spawn, not process.exec. The latter does not have a streaming interface like you are using, but it instead executes the command and buffers stdout and stderr output (passing it to the callback given to process.exec()).

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thanks, it solved the problem –  Rudy Lee Jun 25 at 23:30
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You will have to say something like this:-

ls.stdin.write('test\n');

OR

you can inherit stdanderd streams if you want input from user using spawn.

like this:-

var spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
spawn('sh',['test.sh'], { stdio: 'inherit' });
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