Re: using tbtape in scripts

In <37ksd9$136@emory.mathcs.emory.edu> chrisc@spamis.jcdc.eta.gov (Christopher Cale) writes: > David, > As long as you don't have to switch tapes your ok. You can supply >the responses to tbtape in a file and then redirect standard input from >that file. Yeah, but some of us have databases that span multiple tapes. Yes, of course this means a human must be present to switch tapes, but it's not always convenient to stay logged in (e.g., starting the session from afar by modem, coming in at tape switch time). Tip: Use 'screen'. Start the tbtape in a screen session, detach it, reattach to it later. Works wonderfully. Find 'screen' at a server near you. -- Andrew Burt aburt@du.edu "But if he was dying he wouldn't bother to carve "Aaaaargh", he'd just say it."