lavinus@csgrad.cs.vt.edu (03/22/91)
Hello Out There!
Is there any way to "partially redirect" a file to a process. That is,
I want the process to take its input from 'filename' until EOF, and then
accept input from stdin.
Thanks!
Joe
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Joseph W. Lavinus (lavinus@csgrad.cs.vt.edu) | / \ |_
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia __| \_/ |_pfalstad@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Paul Falstad) (03/22/91)
lavinus@csgrad.cs.vt.edu () wrote: >Is there any way to "partially redirect" a file to a process. That is, >I want the process to take its input from 'filename' until EOF, and then >accept input from stdin. cat filename - | command -- Paul Falstad, pfalstad@phoenix.princeton.edu PLink:HYPNOS GEnie:P.FALSTAD To boost the economy, I'd tax all foreigners living abroad. Well, at least it's *FRESH* puke! -Basil Fawlty
darcy@druid.uucp (D'Arcy J.M. Cain) (03/22/91)
In article <1053@creatures.cs.vt.edu> lavinus@csgrad.cs.vt.edu () writes: >I want the process to take its input from 'filename' until EOF, and then >accept input from stdin. cat filename - | program Or if the program supports "-" in its list of input files then: program filename - -- D'Arcy J.M. Cain (darcy@druid) | D'Arcy Cain Consulting | There's no government Toronto, Ontario, Canada | like no government! +1 416 424 2871 |