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Article #1766Re: What is 'expect'
From: Randal Schwartz
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 1990 21:24
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 1990 21:24
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In article <~|&^%V&@rpi.edu>, wrf@mab (Wm Randolph Franklin) writes: | | The interactive shell 'expect' looks useful according to the long shell | summary. What is it and where would I get it? Thanks. Don Libes' 'expect' package comes from durer.cme.nist.gov near pub/expect.shar.Z. A Perl version with similar interfaces and the same functionality is in the works (if you're not interested in learning TCL, but already have some Perl experience)... see comp.lang.perl for details. Just another Perl hacker, -- /=Randal L. Schwartz, Stonehenge Consulting Services (503)777-0095 ==========\ | on contract to Intel's iWarp project, Beaverton, Oregon, USA, Sol III | | merlyn@iwarp.intel.com ...!any-MX-mailer-like-uunet!iwarp.intel.com!merlyn | \=Cute Quote: "Intel put the 'backward' in 'backward compatible'..."=========/
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!know!sdd.hp.com!usc!apple!agate!ucbvax!iwarp.intel.com!news From: merlyn@iwarp.intel.com (Randal Schwartz) Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell Subject: Re: What is 'expect' Message-ID: <1990Nov13.212403.11129@iwarp.intel.com> Date: 13 Nov 90 21:24:03 GMT References: <~|&^%V&@rpi.edu> Sender: news@iwarp.intel.com Reply-To: merlyn@iwarp.intel.com (Randal Schwartz) Organization: Stonehenge; netaccess via Intel, Beaverton, Oregon, USA Lines: 18 In-Reply-To: wrf@mab.ecse.rpi.edu (Wm Randolph Franklin)