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yaaarrrgg · 08-11-2007

for complex interactive tools, the "expect" tool is probably the most powerful.

Otherwise for simple scripts you can do something like:

sudo umount /media/disk << eob
YOURPASSWORD
eob

(the eob just marks a "here" document ... can be any unique string)

08-11-2007	#5 (permalink)
yaaarrrgg Super Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 973	Re: Enter a password automatically w/ bash script? for complex interactive tools, the "expect" tool is probably the most powerful. Otherwise for simple scripts you can do something like: sudo umount /media/disk << eob YOURPASSWORD eob (the eob just marks a "here" document ... can be any unique string)