Can I write a shell script to run mprime on linux for stressing?

[jiangv]

hey,

Can I call mprime in linux shell script? or is mprime provide cmd running on linux?

I want to running some defined stress tests on linux, but every time I running it, have to input a lot numbers.

dose mprime provide direct excute cmd interface?

thanks

[chalsall]

Originally Posted by jiangv

Can I call mprime in linux shell script? or is mprime provide cmd running on linux? I want to running some defined stress tests on linux, but every time I running it, have to input a lot numbers.

Sure. But doing what I /think/ you're wanting to do is a /little/ more tricky than scripting it to do work in the worktodo.txt file.

I'd suggest you start by "making friends" with the Expect extension to the Tcl language. Either that, or make friends with bidirectional "pipes".

[chalsall]

Originally Posted by chalsall

But doing what I /think/ you're wanting to do is a /little/ more tricky than scripting it to do work in the worktodo.txt file.

Actually, thinking about this a bit more...

George: Would it be much effort to expand the worktodo WUs to include benchmarking and/or torture testing as is available from the mprime command-line menus? Generally not to be sent by the Primenet API/IPC, but instead for those who want to experiment with their own machine(s) in a reproducible manner.

My thinking is we've had many questions along these lines. Expect is a handy tool in a geek's skillset, but not everyone enjoys learning new languages.

Thoughts?