[ale] Bash Scripting: How to pass "yes" + carriage return?

[Michael Still]

Maybe a better idea is to rename the old directory to something else
before running the export command again and then deleting it later. 
What happens if you have a system failure during this backup process?

On 11/11/05, Ryan Fish <FishR at bellsouth.net> wrote:
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> Hello all,
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> I am in need of figuring out how to pass a "yes" followed by a carriage
> return via a bash script so a backup process can run successfully each day.
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> The script does the following:
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> 1) ssh to RaQ server as root
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> 2) run cmuExport
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> 3) copies contents of export to NAS device
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> Since cmuExport has been run before a prompt stating the directory the file
> is written to already exists, do I want to overwrite is returned.  The only
> way to get past this point is to enter "y" then press ENTER at the prompt.
> This is what I am attempting to automate.
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> Thank you for any help offered!
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> -Ryan
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