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Re: [LUG] Running programs that require a terminal - without one.

 

jody salt wrote:
> Is there anyway on linux of running programs require a terminal - 
> without one?
>  
> I'm trying to run lame - from a system("command here") function in php, 
> to resample mp3s, because I want my website users mp3s to be 
> automatically resampled as they upload them.
>  
> The lame command works fine from the command line - but not from a 
> standard system("command here") function even with absolute paths.
>  
> It does seems a bit daft to have program like lame doesn't have this 
> ability.
>  
> Is there a command that goes something like:
>  
> pseudo_terminal [your command]

I was trying to run telnet from a script, which I guess is a similar 
problem. I didn't end up using it because it was overkill for what I was 
doing, but you might like to take a look at expect.

Hope this helps
Simon

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