What is the Linux equivalent of con?
For example, in DOS, if a program requires a file as input, you can use "con" as the filename, and it will read data from the keyboard.
What is the Linux equivalent of con?
For example, in DOS, if a program requires a file as input, you can use "con" as the filename, and it will read data from the keyboard.
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It all depends on what you want. "/dev/tty" should get you the user terminal, though this is not always the Linux console -- it may be an X-Term. If you're trying for the system console, I believe that "/dev/console" is what you need. You may not have access as a user to the system console, however.
Usually, when passing arguments to a program, you can usually specify - (a dash) as the filename. This has to be implemented by the program, though.
If you're writing a program, use stdin, but that's standard C.
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Okay, thanks. I'll have to implement the - filename.
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