On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Dotan Cohen
<dotancohen@gmail.com> wrote:
I am using a Debian-based distro (Ubuntu). Often I need to use the
output of one terminal command as the input for another. A classic
example is the which command:
$ which firefox
/usr/bin/firefox
$
Now, I would like to use that output as input, to start firefox. Other
than manually typing it in, is there a way for the user to use the
output directly?
Another example is when the OS lets the user know that she needs to
install a program and gives her the command to install it:
$ ekiga
The program 'ekiga' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install ekiga
bash: ekiga: command not found
$
Not pretty but how about
`ekiga | head -2 | tail -1`
(note use of backticks)
Stuart
In contrast to the "which" example, the text that the user needs is
buried in the output. Is there a way to use it anyway, without
retyping (and without using the mouse, which I often do not have).
Thanks!
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Dotan Cohen
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