On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 11:08:14AM -0400, S Scharf wrote: > 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`
Also note that $(ekiga | head -2 | tail -1) is a more portable equivalent. $() is the same as `` but unlike `` can be nested, and has less quoting issues. You can enclose it in double quotes, for example since it behaves like a variable expansion. Regards, Roger -- .''`. Roger Leigh : :' : Debian GNU/Linux http://people.debian.org/~rleigh/ `. `' Printing on GNU/Linux? http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/ `- GPG Public Key: 0x25BFB848 Please GPG sign your mail. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
