On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Dotan Cohen <dotanco...@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! > > -- > Dotan Cohen > > http://what-is-what.com > http://gibberish.co.il > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > >
