#!/bin/bash rm -f gcode-output linuxcnc -r linuxcncrsh-test.ini & # let linuxcnc come up TOGO=80 while [ $TOGO -gt 0 ]; do echo trying to connect to linuxcncrsh TOGO=$TOGO if nc -z localhost 5007; then break fi sleep 0.25 TOGO=$(($TOGO - 1)) done if [ $TOGO -eq 0 ]; then echo connection to linuxcncrsh timed out exit 1 fi ( echo hello EMC mt 1.0 echo set enable EMCTOO # ask linuxcncrsh to not read the next command until it's done running # the current one echo set set_wait done echo set mode manual echo set estop off echo set machine on echo set mode mdi echo set mdi m100 p-1 q-2 sleep 1 # here comes a big blob dd bs=4096 if=lots-of-gcode echo set mdi m100 p-3 q-4 echo shutdown ) | nc localhost 5007 # wait for linuxcnc to finish wait exit 0