Expect

expect

A tool for automating interactive programs through scripted dialogue.

Runs as expect|macOS, Linux, Windows|core.tcl-lang.org

Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

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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.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui expect

Run an Expect scriptExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Script file*

file

Script arguments

string

Advanced

Diagnostic output

-d

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Run an Expect script

scriptargsdebug

Run a Tcl command

cmddebug

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Script file

Expect script to run. Leave empty with a command or interactive mode.
path · positional 0

Script arguments

Passed to the script in the argv variable.
string · positional 1 · repeatable

Command before script

Tcl command run before the script. Quote it for the shell.
string · repeatable

-c

Diagnostic output

boolean

-d

Interactive prompt

boolean

-i

Print version

boolean

-v

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

man

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 Exp…

manualVersion 5

manpages.debian.org

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed expect against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.