On 2021-01-17 11:23, matthew patton via Cygwin wrote:
can we fix setup.exe to read STDIN with '-P', like so? $ echo 'pkg1,pkg2,pkg3' | setup.exe -P - and even more useful if the argument can be space delimited. $ setup.exe -P pkg1 pkg2 pkg3 or if that's too much $ setup.exe -P pkg1 -P pkg2 -P pkg3
"Use the shell and utilities, Luke!" - prefixed echo to setup.exe for demo: $ echo setup.exe -P `echo a,b,c` setup.exe -P a,b,c $ echo setup.exe -P $(echo a,b,c) setup.exe -P a,b,c $ echo a,b,c | xargs echo setup.exe -P setup.exe -P a,b,c $ cat file a b c $ paste -d, -s file | xargs echo setup.exe -P setup.exe -P a,b,c $ man dash $ man bash $ cygstart /usr/share/doc/bash/html/bash.html $ cygstart /usr/share/doc/bash/html/bashref.html $ man xargs -- Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada This email may be disturbing to some readers as it contains too much technical detail. Reader discretion is advised. [Data in binary units and prefixes, physical quantities in SI.] -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
