From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2009-08-23T07:15:14+09:00
Subject: Re: Interactive Commands

On 22.08.2009 22:51, Joćo Santos wrote:
>   Anyhow some of the functions of the bot require to execute commands on
> the server itself, managed to do fine using the backticks but every now
> and then the bot just hangs because sometimes when deleting files, ie,
> the OS asks for permission and waits for user input ... and it just
> hangs there waiting.

Why do you need an external process to delete files?

> Is there anyway to hack across this ?
> I've tried open3 and open4 but the also hang when i request the stdout
> of the command.
>   The ideal would be to have full control of output and input via IRC :x

Well, then you need one of the popen variants and need to read the 
command's output, detect that it needs input and handle that accordingly 
(e.g. forward it to a client).

Kind regards

	robert

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