Killing a process and diffing its result
I've been trying to write a simple bash script, but I cannot get it to work.
I want to:
- Start a program, feeding it input from a text file (
./prog < input1.txt) - Wait a short amount of time and the kill it as if it was served a keyboard interrupt (
& PID=$!; sleep 1; kill -INT $PID) source
- Find the differences between the program's output and a text file (
| diff -y output1.txt -) source
Here's what I have now, putting the previous steps together:
./program < input1.txt & PID=$!; sleep 1; kill -INT $PID | diff -y output1.txt -
This version always reports that the first command has had no output, since the PID line is shadowing it. If I add even a file redirect after the program name, the kill command stops working since it is now pointing at the redirect.
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I've been trying to write a simple bash script, but I cannot get it to work.
I want to:
- Start a program, feeding it input from a text file (
./prog < input1.txt) - Wait a short amount of time and the kill it as if it was served a keyboard interrupt (
& PID=$!; sleep 1; kill -INT $PID) source
- Find the differences between the program's output and a text file (
| diff -y output1.txt -) source
Here's what I have now, putting the previous steps together:
./program < input1.txt & PID=$!; sleep 1; kill -INT $PID | diff -y output1.txt -
This version always reports that the first command has had no output, since the PID line is shadowing it. If I add even a file redirect after the program name, the kill command stops working since it is now pointing at the redirect.
bash scripting
asked 7 mins ago
Alex VermillionAlex Vermillion
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I've been trying to write a simple bash script, but I cannot get it to work.
I want to:
- Start a program, feeding it input from a text file (
./prog < input1.txt) - Wait a short amount of time and the kill it as if it was served a keyboard interrupt (
& PID=$!; sleep 1; kill -INT $PID) source
- Find the differences between the program's output and a text file (
| diff -y output1.txt -) source
Here's what I have now, putting the previous steps together:
./program < input1.txt & PID=$!; sleep 1; kill -INT $PID | diff -y output1.txt -
This version always reports that the first command has had no output, since the PID line is shadowing it. If I add even a file redirect after the program name, the kill command stops working since it is now pointing at the redirect.
bash scripting
asked 7 mins ago
Alex VermillionAlex Vermillion
1
New contributor
Alex Vermillion is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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I've been trying to write a simple bash script, but I cannot get it to work.
I want to:
- Start a program, feeding it input from a text file (
./prog < input1.txt) - Wait a short amount of time and the kill it as if it was served a keyboard interrupt (
& PID=$!; sleep 1; kill -INT $PID) source
- Find the differences between the program's output and a text file (
| diff -y output1.txt -) source
Here's what I have now, putting the previous steps together:
./program < input1.txt & PID=$!; sleep 1; kill -INT $PID | diff -y output1.txt -
This version always reports that the first command has had no output, since the PID line is shadowing it. If I add even a file redirect after the program name, the kill command stops working since it is now pointing at the redirect.
bash scripting
bash scripting
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