Re: strange behavior in script(1)
Carl Mummert wrote:
> I am looking for a way to run an arbitrary command inside a script(1)
> session without having to type the name of the command after I type
> 'script'. I know about shell redirection so please don't suggest I
> switch to that.
>
> In the man page, they suggest I try the SHELL environment variable.
> I created a script, chmod'd it, and placed its full path and name in
> the SCRIPT variable... It didn't work.
>
> However, when I run 'strace -f script' it DOES work.
>
> SO... How do I get it to work without using strace?
There's a patched version of script that can take the command to run as an
argument in the dpkg-mountable debian package.
The behavior you're seeing with strace sounds weird. I can't reproduce it.
If I export a SHELL script runs it.
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