id = "expect"
name = "Expect"
homepage = "https://core.tcl-lang.org/expect/"
description = "A tool for automating interactive programs through scripted dialogue."
executables = ["expect"]
[dotfiles]
paths = ["~/.expect.rc"]
secret = []
side_effect = false
[commands]
format = 1
label = "Run an Expect script"
description = "Run an Expect (Tcl) script that talks to interactive programs, or execute inline commands. The debugger, buffered reading and rc-file suppression flags are left out."
quality = "ai-draft"
parser = { end_of_options = "--", interleave = "permute", long_equals = false, short_attached = false, short_bundles = false }
[[commands.source]]
id = "man"
kind = "manual"
url = "https://manpages.debian.org/bookworm/expect/expect.1.en.html"
revision = "Version 5"
evidence = """
expect(1) man page, Version 5 (local /usr/bin/expect)
expect [ -dDinN ] [ -c cmds ] [ [ -[f|b] ] cmdfile ] [ args ]
The -c flag prefaces a command to be executed before any in the script.
The -d flag enables some diagnostic output
The -D flag enables an interactive debugger.
The -f flag prefaces a file from which to read commands from.
The -i flag causes Expect to interactively prompt for commands instead of reading them from a file.
-v causes Expect to print its version number and exit.
Optional args are constructed into a list and stored in the variable named argv.
"""
[[commands.field]]
id = "script"
label = "Script file"
description = "Expect script to run. Leave empty with a command or interactive mode."
type = "path"
position = 0
path = { kind = "file", role = "input", must_exist = true }
sources = ["man"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "args"
label = "Script arguments"
description = "Passed to the script in the argv variable."
type = "string"
position = 1
multiple = true
sources = ["man"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "cmd"
label = "Command before script"
description = "Tcl command run before the script. Quote it for the shell."
type = "string"
option = ["-c"]
multiple = true
sources = ["man"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "debug"
label = "Diagnostic output"
type = "boolean"
option = ["-d"]
sources = ["man"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "interactive"
label = "Interactive prompt"
type = "boolean"
option = ["-i"]
sources = ["man"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "version"
label = "Print version"
type = "boolean"
option = ["-v"]
sources = ["man"]
[[commands.task]]
id = "run"
label = "Run an Expect script"
fields = ["script", "args", "debug"]
required = ["script"]
[[commands.task]]
id = "inline"
label = "Run a Tcl command"
fields = ["cmd", "debug"]
required = ["cmd"]
[[commands.group]]
id = "basic"
label = "Basic"
fields = ["script", "args", "cmd"]
[[commands.group]]
id = "advanced"
label = "Advanced"
fields = ["debug", "interactive", "version"]
