Scripting VM virtual consoles from the host.

gistfile1.txt

# Writing to Linux virtual consoles to simulate user input:
s = "ls\n"

open('/dev/tty1','w') do |f|
  s.each_char do { |c| f.ioctl(0x5412, c) }
end

# From the shell:
echo 7 | ruby -e "open('/dev/tty1', 'w') { |o| \$stdin.each_char { |c| o.ioctl(0x5412, c) } }"

# To the virtual console of a VM from the host:

echo -e "open('/dev/tty1', 'w') { |o| DATA.each_char { |c| o.ioctl(0x5412, c) } }\n__END__" > script.rb

echo 8 >> script.rb

"/Applications/VMware Fusion.app/Contents/Library/vmrun" -gu root -gp test CopyFileFromHostToGuest your.vmx script.rb /tmp/script.rb

"/Applications/VMware Fusion.app/Contents/Library/vmrun" -gu root -gp test runProgramInGuest your.vmx /usr/bin/ruby /tmp/script.rb