[TAG] Sending a keystroke to remote application

Thomas Adam thomas_adam at bonbon.net
Thu Jul 15 00:34:51 MSD 2004


On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 16:23:34 -0400
Ben Okopnik <ben at callahans.org> wrote:

> The easiest way to write an "expect" script is by letting "expect" do

"easiest" is subjective here, of course. I like expect to the point that
I just write the damn thing. :)

> it for you. The very first script in my /usr/share/doc/expect/examples
> is"autoexpect"; when run by itself, it spawns a shell and records
> whatever is done until you exit that shell. Conversely, you could type

Yes, "autoexpect" is an option, but it has been my experience that it is
not quite effective at a number of things. But hey, YMMV! I know mine
does. :)

Oh, this wasn't meant to be off-list on purpose, was it?

-- Thomas Adam

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"Programming in Ruby is like being hugged." -- Greg McIntyre, Ruby
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