Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:41:53 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Launching a telnet session from a process Message-ID: <2D69192B-8366-4827-8168-B47833DF1322@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <fb6605670701171049m241cfe78xd517f929675b243e@mail.gmail.com> References: <ecd0bee40701171021m3644396p50b4d2851c6a283f@mail.gmail.com> <fb6605670701171049m241cfe78xd517f929675b243e@mail.gmail.com>
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On Jan 17, 2007, at 10:49 AM, Michael P. Soulier wrote: > On 1/17/07, Kailas Ramasamy <ramadas@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi, >> How do I launch a telnet session from a process and tell that >> session to >> use console port (/dev/console) for stdin and stdout?. Appreciate >> your help. >> >> I read through fork() and exec() man pages but it is not mentioned >> there. > > Personally I'd use expect around the telnet, and then send the output > to any file desired. > > Mike > -- > Michael P. Soulier <msoulier@digitaltorque.ca> > "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It > takes a > touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite > direction." > --Albert Einstein What about "telnet < /dev/console &1> /dev/console"? See: <http:// hemsidor.torget.se/users/d/Devlin/shell/sh7a.html#7.3>. -Garrett
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