expect5.25 (Skunkware98)

These packages include binaries (SCO OpenServer) and original source and documentation for expect, a program that enables programmed dialogue with other interactive programs (like ftp and telnet).

This version is Expect-5.25 for Tcl 7.5, 7.6, and 8.0. Tk 4.1, 4.2, 8.0 and the Tcl Debugger are also supported

Expect uses Tcl as the underlying language for expressing things such as procedures, loops, file I/O, and arithmetic expressions. An interactive debugger (for tcl) is bundled with Expect.

Expect may also be built using the Tk library, a Tcl interface to the X Window System and It is possible to embed the Expect/Tcl core and optionally Tk in your own C programs. This is described in libexpect(3).

Resources

• The Expect home page is: http://expect.nist.gov
• The Expect FAQ is: http://expect.nist.gov/FAQ.html
• A book on Expect is available from O'Reilly
  "Exploring Expect: A Tcl-Based Toolkit for Automating Interactive Applications",
  ISBN 1-56592-090-2.
  It describes expect, its commands and provides a tutorial in its use.
  • one-paragraph description (from O'Reilly catalog): http://www.ora.com/catalog/expect/noframes.html
  • one-page description (from back cover of book): http://www.ora.com/catalog/expect/desc.html
  • front cover - picture and description: http://www.ora.com/catalog/expect/cover.html
• Interesting scripts at http://expect.nist.gov/scripts/ (ftpable as ftp://expect.nist.gov/mel/div826/subject/scripts
• Readings and Papers "http://expect.nist.gov/doc"

   doc/seminal.ps.Z         (USENIX '90 - Intro and Implementation)
   doc/sysadm.ps.Z            (LISA '90 - System Administration)   
   doc/scripts.ps.Z  (Comp. Systems '91 - Overview of Scripts)     
   doc/regress.ps.Z         (USENIX '92 - Testing)
   doc/kibitz.ps.Z            (SP&E '93 - Automating Multiple
                                          Interactive Programs Simultaneously)
   doc/tcl-debug.ps.Z       (Tcl/Tk '93 - Tcl/Tk Debugger)
   doc/expectk.ps.Z      (Xhibition '94 - Using Expect with Tk)
   doc/bgpasswd.ps.Z          (LISA '94 - Passwds in Background Procs)
   doc/chargraph.ps.Z         (SP&E '96 - Testing and Automation
                                          of Character Graphic Applications)
         

• see also Info resources for Tcl