linux-script-expect-continued

to execute the file with the "expect interpreter" you must begin the script with one of the three (depending where your expect binary has been installed)

!/usr/bin/expect

!./expect -f

!../expect -f

DON'T FORGET to chmod +x scriptname.sh

VARIABLES

test.sh

!/usr/bin/expect

set password [lindex $argv 0] send $password\n

./test.sh testvar

testvar

USING EXPECT WITH OTHER BINARIES (with the "spawn" command) THE INTERACT command returns control to the command line prompt user

!/usr/bin/expect

set username [lindex $argv 0] set userpass [lindex $argv 1]

spawn htpasswd example $username

interact

HERE IS A REAL WORKING EXAMPLE OF expect helping htpasswd modify the "example" password file - NOTE that "interact" must be at the end of the script!

!/usr/bin/expect

set username [lindex $argv 0] set userpass [lindex $argv 1]

spawn htpasswd example $username

expect "New password:" send $userpass\n

expect "Re-type new password:" send $userpass\n

interact