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Expect

Expect is an extension to the Tcl scripting language written by Don Libes. The program automates interactions with programs that expose a text terminal interface. Expect, originally written in 1990 for the Unix platform, has since become available for Microsoft Windows and other systems.

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Basics, Alternatives & Usage

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Basics

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Alternatives

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Usage

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Overview

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Developer
Nils Carlson
License
Public domain
Operating system
POSIX, Windows
Original author
Don Libes
Stable release
5.45.4 / 4 February 2018; 8 years ago (2018-02-04)
Written in
C

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Overview

Basics

Usage

Alternatives

  • C# C Sharp (programming language)
  • Java Java (programming language)
  • Scala Scala (programming language)
  • Groovy Groovy programming language
  • Perl
  • Python Python (programming language)
  • Ruby Ruby (programming language)
  • Shell Shell script
  • Go Go (programming language)
  • GNU screen

Advanced semantic analysis

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Expect

Nodes34
Edges33
Triples94
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.058824
Components1

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Expect

Top relations

related to Further reading · 15
Expect → Advanced Programming, Automating Interactive Programs, Bulletproof Interface, David, Don, Exploring Expect, Fisher, ISBN, LDP, Libes, Linux Documentation Project, Linux Gazette, No, O'Reilly Media, Tcl-Based Tool
related to Alternatives · 11
Expect → Expect-like, Go, Groovy, Java, Perl, Python, Ruby, Scala, Shell, These, Various
related to Basics · 8
Expect → FTP, GUI, SSH, Tcl, Telnet, Tk, Unix, Windows
related to Java · 8
Expect → DSL, ExpectExpectJ, ExpectIt, Groovy, It, Java, There, Unix
related to Ruby · 6
Expect → Cisco IOS, Expect4r, Interact, IOS-XR, Juniper JUNOS CLI, RExpect
related to Usage · 6
Expect → After, An Expect, Many, The, They, Unix
related to External links · 4
Expect → IBM Developerworks, Official, SourceForgeWhen, Wayback Machine
related to Go · 4
Expect → Expect-like, Expect-like Go, Go, GoExpect
related to Python · 4
Expect → Paramiko SSH, Pexpect, Python, Windows
related to Shell · 4
Expect → Empty, GNU, It's, Unix

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Important terminology

script tool interface written unix language programs windows groovy java use don libes go perl python scala shell interactive command-line

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ExpectDeveloperNils Carlson1.00infobox
ExpectLicensePublic domain1.00infobox
ExpectOperating systemPOSIX, Windows1.00infobox
ExpectOriginal authorDon Libes1.00infobox
ExpectStable release5.45.4 / 4 February 2018; 8 years ago (2018-02-04)1.00infobox
ExpectWebsitecore.tcl-lang.org/expect/1.00infobox
ExpectWritten inC1.00infobox
Expectis aextension to the Tcl scripting language written by Don Libes0.90text
Telnetinstance ofBasicsExpect is used to automate control of interactive applications0.80text
FTPinstance ofBasicsExpect is used to automate control of interactive applications0.80text
passwdinstance ofBasicsExpect is used to automate control of interactive applications0.80text
fsckinstance ofBasicsExpect is used to automate control of interactive applications0.80text

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