How Expect Works in Linux?
Contents the Linux Expect Command Takes Script Writing to an Entirely New Level. Instead of Automating Processes, It Automates Running and Responding to Other...
The Linux expect command takes script writing to an entirely new level. Instead of automating processes, it automates running and responding to other scripts. In other words, you can write a script that asks how you are and then create an expect script that both runs it and tells it that you’re ok.
What is expect package in Linux?
Expect is a program that “talks” to other interactive programs according to a script. Following the script, Expect knows what can be expected from a program and what the correct response should be. … It behaves just like Expect and Tk’s wish. Expect can also be used directly in C or C++ (that is, without Tcl).
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What is expect in Unix?
Expect is a UNIX scripting and testing utility which can be used with SSH-based applications, like the Oracle VM CLI. Expect scripts can have any file name suffix you like, though they generally have an .exp extension.
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