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expect spawn command: Escaping newline (\n) in string
I am trying to use expect to interact with the MATLAB console. Currently I have:
#!/usr/bin/expect -f
spawn {*}/usr/bin/run.sh matlab -r "fprintf(1, \"The identifier was:%s\\\\n\", \&...
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expect -timeout vs. "set timeout" in expect: Different behavior
I was testing a expect script and found two different behaviors when using set timeout vs. expect -timeout. Here is a simple example
response.sh:
#!/usr/bin/bash
sleep 2
echo hello
test1.sh:
#!/usr/...
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For cycle with expect and variable evaluation
I want to execute a script remotely with expect and a for loop:
#!/usr/bin/expect
set timeout 10
spawn ssh [email protected]
expect "password: "
send "pass\n"
expect "$ "
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Setting and using a variable within a single-line Expect command in a Bash script
I have an array, $HOSTS, which contains a set of hostnames.
I have a database table that has a set of IP addresses. I want to go through each IP address in that table and send a command (hostname -s) ...
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Obexctl: Provide different result in terminal and script
I have created a script where I want to send file over bluetooth. For that I took "obexctl" utility. I can transfer file using obexctl utility over terminal. But when I'm trying to incorporate the ...
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How to toggle outlet power to Eaton ePDU G3 from shell script
I'm trying to programmatically toggle power to several outlets on a Eaton ePDU G3 using ssh via Jenkins CI shell script. This is to fire up lidars only during a Jenkins run. It is not clear how to do ...
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TCL/Expect script with if/else logic based on host IP address
So I have been using and enjoying /usr/bin/expect for scripts because it can quickly log me into servers since it autocompletes my userid and password. Through some cursory reading, I've come to ...
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Does set timeout change each expect statement, or just the final expect eof?
I'm learning to use /usr/bin/expect for the first time, to automate the nightmare that is installing fink from source, as that script has a few dozen prompts, all of which can be answered with the ...
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How do I send the stdout of a command to an Expect input?
I want to write a shell + expect script that auto-fills my passwords via the LastPass CLI utility lpass. I'm not sure how to accomplish sending the password returned by lpass to the password input in ...
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Variable expansion and escaping in heredoc syntax
I've got the following script to scrape out the arp table of a switch. No matter how I try to escape everything, quote it or otherwise try I can't get it to work properly. The bash line is interpreted ...
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file exists not working in expect script
I'm trying to check if a particular line exists in filename on a host. So only if the particular pattern is found from the grep command a dummy.txt will be created. Then I want to check if dummy.txt ...
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Not able to copy a file via script from local host to remote host
I am trying to write a script that can copy a file from local host to remote host. And then i want to execute that script from local host. But I am not able to copy. I googled and found the below code....
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Bash/expect script to log in via ssh and port knocking. SSH Keys not possible
My login server is behind a firewall that uses port knocking to allow entry.
The login-flow is
Enter in port knocking command. This requires my external IP to be entered.
When prompted, enter in my ...
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