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I'm installing RVM for Ruby with the following command: curl -L https://get.rvm.io | sudo su myuser -c "bash -s stable --rails"

I specifically need it to be installed under that user - and it will work, but it requires the user to intervene by pressing "q" to continue once it hits a certain point in the script. How can I set the script to just continue without having to press 'q' to continue?

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  • wrap it with expect.
    – Sirex
    Jul 31, 2012 at 3:38
  • @Sirex - Thanks, I responded the issue I'm having to hopelessn00b 's answer.
    – TJ Biddle
    Jul 31, 2012 at 4:08

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The installer options --ruby and --rails are intended for humans only, and to allow guided installation.

RVM2 will allow better automation of this process but in RVM1 - you need to do it step by step.

Single user:

curl -L https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable
apt-get install ... # the steps shown in `rvm requirements`
~/.rvm/bin/rvm install 1.9.3

Multi user:

# create "rvm" group and add users to it
curl -L https://get.rvm.io | sudo bash -s stable
sudo apt-get install ... # the steps shown in `rvm requirements`
/usr/local/rvm/bin/rvm install 1.9.3
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  • Upvote for developer response: But we needed automation. When I got in this morning I was told we decided against virtual environments, just using system ruby now, everything works fine and dandy.
    – TJ Biddle
    Aug 1, 2012 at 1:23
  • automation will come in RVM2 - fixing stuff or adding features to RVM1 only slows down work on RVM2 - sad but true.
    – mpapis
    Aug 1, 2012 at 1:33
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Expect homepage.

Seems to be the standard "how do I skip keyboard input" answer on SO and a lot of the Linux forums.

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  • I'm confused - can I just wrap the entire command in expect or do I need to run this as an expect file with the shebang and all? It seems every time I try to wrap it I run into issues with it thinking I'm passing it a file. I'm setting this up in the postinst file in a debian package and I don't think I can change it from a bash to expect shebang.
    – TJ Biddle
    Jul 31, 2012 at 4:08

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