Wow, there are all kinds of uses for this. I'll be able to create a script that allows me to send messages to the server without having to attach to the screen. I'm always paranoid I'm going to accidentally hit ctrl-c, or have a brain cramp and accidentally enter the exit command. This will prevent that possibility.
Drek David A. Parker wrote: > No problem. Glad that it's working out well. > > - Dave > > Crazy Canucks wrote: > >> But thanks again for putting me on to this. This has allowed me to use >> the "exit" command from the hlds/srcds console which is much better than >> the "killall" command I was using because it shuts the server down >> properly by kicking clients with a reason, and closes and saves the log >> file. >> >> Drek >> >> David A. Parker wrote: >> >>> I bet you needed to replace the space within the command string with >>> "\040", like this: >>> >>> su - cc-server -c "screen -S srcds -X eval 'stuff sm_csay\040test\015'" >>> >>> I didn't catch that there was a space between "sm_csay" and "test" >>> before, and I forgot to mention that you need to use the "\040" escape >>> sequence in its place. >>> >>> - Dave >>> >>> Crazy Canucks wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Well, maybe that wasn't it. What I was trying to do was use SourceMod >>>> and AMX Mod X commands from the console. This is what I've come up with >>>> now that works. >>>> >>>> command="say test\015";su -c "screen -S srcds -X eval 'stuff >>>> \"$command\"'" cc-server >>>> >>>> I expect that I don't need the $command variable, but I am going to be >>>> using this in a script anyway, so the contents of the command will be in >>>> a variable. So what was required was the escaped double quotes. >>>> >>>> Drek >>>> >>>> Crazy Canucks wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> I think I was flummoxed by a charset problem. I cut and pasted from >>>>> your post, and I think some of the characters were screwed up by the cut >>>>> and paste. Anyway, it's working now, thanks very much. >>>>> >>>>> Drek >>>>> >>>>> David A. Parker wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> That's odd. It works on my TF2 server just fine, using su in the same >>>>>> way you tried. The screen is owned by the srcds user, but if I log in >>>>>> as my regular user, I can do this: >>>>>> >>>>>> su - srcds -c "screen -S tf2-server -X eval 'stuff status\015'" >>>>>> >>>>>> I enter the srcds user's password, and then the status command will run >>>>>> on the server's console. >>>>>> >>>>>> Have you tried logging in directly as the screen's owner (instead of >>>>>> going through "su") and trying the screen command that way? >>>>>> >>>>>> Crazy Canucks wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> That made no difference. Any chance it is a charset issue with the 015 >>>>>>> ascii code? I think the charset for my server is utf-8. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Although come to think of it, that probably isn't the issue, as when I >>>>>>> look at the console, there is nothing there at all, so it probably >>>>>>> isn't >>>>>>> an issue with the return character. I'll do some more futzing about... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Drek >>>>>>> >>>>>>> David Parker wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The way you have it written, cc-server is the user and srcds is the >>>>>>>> name of the screen. Is this correct? If it is, this might work >>>>>>>> better: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> su - cc-server -c "screen -S srcds -X eval 'stuff sm_csay test\015'" >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - Dave >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>> From: Crazy Canucks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>>>> Date: Monday, December 8, 2008 9:50 pm >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] rcon command linux >>>>>>>> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list >>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Regrettably, I can't get it to work. This is the command I used: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> su -c "screen -S srcds -X eval 'stuff sm_csay test\015'" cc-server >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Any idea why it isn't working? No error message, and the >>>>>>>>> screen name is >>>>>>>>> correct, but when I look at the console, there is nothing there. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Drek >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> David Parker wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Glad it helped. It's really handy to use in cron jobs if >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> you want to automate things on your server. I use it in a >>>>>>>>> cron job to put our TF2 server into birthday mode every Thursday >>>>>>>>> (and switch it back to regular mode every Friday). >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> - Dave >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>>>> From: Crazy Canucks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>>>>>> Date: Monday, December 8, 2008 7:14 pm >>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] rcon command linux >>>>>>>>>> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> <[email protected]>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks a lot for this. I've wanted a way for my shut >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> down >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> script to >>>>>>>>>>> send shutdown warnings to my server. I figured there >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> had >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> to be a way, >>>>>>>>>>> but I couldn't figure it out last time I took a stab at >>>>>>>>>>> it. :) >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Cheers, Drek >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> David A. Parker wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> You can send commands to a running screen like so: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> screen -S myscreen -X eval 'stuff stats\015' >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> This would send "stats" followed by a return (\r) to the >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> screen named >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> "myscreen". You'll see it on the console if you attach >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> to myscreen >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> afterward. I don't know of a way to capture the output >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> on a screen, though. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> - Dave >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Joseph Laws wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I imagine that would still be logged. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Marcel wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is there a way to store the actual "screen" in a variable >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> or >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> text file? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> It would be cool to "send" a command like "stats" to the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> screen and get >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the output of it. Where the first "problem" would be to >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> automatically >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> attach to the screen, enter command, detach the screen and >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> then get the >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> content of the screen. This sould be done by a bash script. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> This way you'd be able to generate nice mrtg graphs about >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> fps etc. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> *without* the rcon password and without logging of the access. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> - Marcel >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> list >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> archives, please visit: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> list >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> archives, please visit: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>>>>>>>>>> archives, please visit: >>>>>>>>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> archives, please visit: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>>>>>>>> archives, please visit: >>>>>>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>>>>>>> please visit: >>>>>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>>>>>> please visit: >>>>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>>>> please visit: >>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>>> please visit: >>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >> >> > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
