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Article #1836Re: What is 'expect'
From: Peter da Silva
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 1990 23:48
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 1990 23:48
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In article <7316:Nov1408:33:0390@kramden.acf.nyu.edu> brnstnd@kramden.acf.nyu.edu (Dan Bernstein) writes: > Most ``interactive'' programs demand to talk to a tty; you'll have to > use a tool like pty (comp.sources.unix volume 23, or ftp 128.122.128.22) > to make them behave. But replacing ``telnet'' with ``pty telnet'' is a > lot simpler than learning a new language for automation. Of course TCL is a whole lot more portable than Perl or PTY. I can run TCL on Xenix-286, with no PTY drivers and a compiler that gets the dry heaves when faced with Perl. -- Peter da Silva. `-_-' +1 713 274 5180. 'U` peter@ferranti.com
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!lavaca.uh.edu!menudo.uh.edu!sugar!ficc!peter From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell Subject: Re: What is 'expect' Message-ID: <:E37D.6@xds13.ferranti.com> Date: 20 Nov 90 23:48:54 GMT References: <~|&^%V&@rpi.edu> <1990Nov13.212403.11129@iwarp.intel.com> <7316:Nov1408:33:0390@kramden.acf.nyu.edu> Reply-To: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Organization: Xenix Support, FICC Lines: 9