libes@cme.nist.gov (Don Libes) (12/05/90)
Archive-name: unix/shell/expect/1990-12-04 Archive: durer.cme.nist.gov:/pub/expect.shar.Z [129.6.32.4] Original-posting-by: libes@cme.nist.gov (Don Libes) Original-subject: Re: rlogin and run a command etc Reposted-by: emv@ox.com (Edward Vielmetti) In article <1141@cnw01.storesys.coles.oz.au> nigel@cnw01.storesys.coles.oz.au (Nigel Harwood) writes: >[Neither rsh nor rlogin does what I want - to run a command, possibly >with cursor addressing, as soon as it has logged in, all non-interactively] Get 'expect'. It follows a script to talk to interactive programs like rlogin, telnet, tip, etc. The scripting language is quite general. We use it like crazy here to automate a lot of stupid programs with interactive-only interfaces. We've even have scripts that control our VMS computers from UNIX. For example, I can set my password on our UNIX boxes and have it automatically change passwords on our VMS machines. It's good for regression testing interactive software, too, not to mention controlling our network boxes. expect can be ftp'd as pub/expect.shar.Z from durer.cme.nist.gov. Request email delivery by mailing to "library@cme.nist.gov". The contents of the message should be (no subject line) "send pub/expect.shar.Z". Don Libes libes@cme.nist.gov ...!uunet!cme-durer!libes