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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY expect-download-http "http://expect.nist.gov/old/expect-&expect-version;.tar.gz">
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8 | <!ENTITY expect-download-ftp " ">
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9 | <!ENTITY expect-md5sum "fea346fac6aaf74b0851f2441f478571">
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10 | <!ENTITY expect-size "525 KB">
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11 | <!ENTITY expect-buildsize "4.8 MB">
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12 | <!ENTITY expect-time "0.1 SBU">
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13 | ]>
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14 |
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15 | <sect1 id="expect" xreflabel="Expect-&expect-version;">
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16 | <sect1info>
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17 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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18 | <date>$Date$</date>
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19 | </sect1info>
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20 | <?dbhtml filename="expect.html"?>
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21 | <title>Expect-&expect-version;</title>
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22 |
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23 | <sect2>
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24 | <title>Introduction to <application>Expect</application></title>
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25 |
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26 | <para>The <application>Expect</application> package contains tools for
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27 | automating interactive applications such as <command>telnet</command>,
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28 | <command>ftp</command>, <command>passwd</command>, <command>fsck</command>,
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29 | <command>rlogin</command>, <command>tip</command>, etc.
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30 | <application>Expect</application> is also useful for testing these same
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31 | applications as well as easing all sorts of tasks that are prohibitively
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32 | difficult with anything else.</para>
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33 |
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34 | <sect3><title>Package information</title>
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35 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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36 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP):
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37 | <ulink url="&expect-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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38 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP):
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39 | <ulink url="&expect-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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40 | <listitem><para>MD5 Sum: &expect-md5sum;</para></listitem>
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41 | <listitem><para>Download size: &expect-size;</para></listitem>
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42 | <listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required:
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43 | &expect-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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44 | <listitem><para>Estimated build time: &expect-time;</para></listitem>
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45 | </itemizedlist>
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46 | </sect3>
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47 |
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48 | <sect3><title>Additional downloads</title>
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49 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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50 | <listitem><para>Required Patch: <ulink
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51 | url="&patch-root;/expect-&expect-version;-spawn-1.patch"/></para>
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52 | </listitem></itemizedlist>
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53 | </sect3>
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54 |
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55 | <sect3><title><application>Expect</application> dependencies</title>
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56 |
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57 | <sect4><title>Required</title>
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58 | <para><xref linkend="tcl"/></para>
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59 | </sect4>
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60 |
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61 | <sect4><title>Optional</title>
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62 | <para><xref linkend="tk"/></para>
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63 | </sect4>
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64 | </sect3>
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65 |
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66 | </sect2>
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67 |
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68 | <sect2>
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69 | <title>Installation of <application>Expect</application></title>
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70 |
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71 | <para>Install <application>Expect</application> by running the following
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72 | commands:</para>
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73 |
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74 | <screen><userinput><command>patch -Np1 -i ../expect-&expect-version;-spawn-1.patch &&
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75 | ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-tcl=/usr/lib \
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76 | --with-tclinclude=/usr/include/tcl8.4 --enable-shared &&
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77 | make &&
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78 | make install &&
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79 | ln -sf ../libexpect5.42.a /usr/lib/expect5.42</command></userinput></screen>
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80 |
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81 | </sect2>
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82 |
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83 | <sect2>
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84 | <title>Command explanations</title>
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85 |
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86 | <para><parameter>--enable-shared</parameter>: This option enables building the
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87 | shared library.</para>
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88 |
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89 | <para><option>--with-tk=/usr/lib</option>: Use this option to link in the
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90 | <application>Tk</application> library.</para>
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91 |
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92 | <para><command>ln -sf ../libexpect5.42.a /usr/lib/expect5.42</command>: This
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93 | command creates a required link to the static library.</para>
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94 |
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95 | </sect2>
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96 |
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97 | <sect2>
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98 | <title>Configuring <application>Expect</application></title>
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99 |
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100 | <sect3><title>Config files</title>
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101 | <para><filename>$exp_library/expect.rc</filename> and
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102 | <filename>~/.expect.rc</filename></para>
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103 | </sect3>
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104 |
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105 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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106 |
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107 | <para>Reference the <command>expect</command> man page for information about
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108 | utilizing the <filename>expect.rc</filename> configuration files. Additionally,
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109 | many of the tools contained in the <application>Expect</application> package
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110 | will use their own configuration files. Reference the respective man page, or
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111 | examine the script directly for configuration file information.</para>
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112 | </sect3>
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113 |
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114 | </sect2>
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115 |
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116 | <sect2>
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117 | <title>Contents</title>
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118 |
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119 | <para>The <application>Expect</application> package contains the
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120 | <filename class='libraryfile'>libexpect</filename> libraries,
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121 | <command>autoexpect</command>,
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122 | <command>autopasswd</command>,
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123 | <command>cryptdir</command>,
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124 | <command>decryptdir</command>,
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125 | <command>dislocate</command>,
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126 | <command>expect</command>,
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127 | <command>ftp-rfc</command>,
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128 | <command>kibitz</command>,
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129 | <command>lpunlock</command>,
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130 | <command>mkpasswd</command>,
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131 | <command>passmass</command>,
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132 | <command>rftp</command>,
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133 | <command>rlogin-cwd</command>,
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134 | <command>timed-read</command>,
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135 | <command>timed-run</command>,
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136 | <command>unbuffer</command>,
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137 | <command>weather</command> and optionally
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138 | (if <application>expect</application> was linked against
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139 | <application>Tk</application>),
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140 | <command>expectk</command>,
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141 | <command>multixterm</command>,
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142 | <command>tknewsbiff</command>,
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143 | <command>tkpasswd</command>,
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144 | <command>xkibitz</command> and
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145 | <command>xpstat</command>.</para>
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146 |
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147 | </sect2>
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148 |
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149 | <sect2><title>Description</title>
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150 |
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151 | <sect3><title>autoexpect</title>
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152 | <para><command>autoexpect</command> generates an
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153 | <application>Expect</application> script from watching a session.</para>
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154 | </sect3>
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155 |
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156 | <sect3><title>autopasswd</title>
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157 | <para><command>autopasswd</command> is a wrapper to make passwd(1) be
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158 | non-interactive.</para>
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159 | </sect3>
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160 |
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161 | <sect3><title>cryptdir</title>
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162 | <para><command>cryptdir</command> encrypts all files in a directory.</para>
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163 | </sect3>
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164 |
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165 | <sect3><title>decryptdir</title>
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166 | <para><command>decryptdir</command> decrypts all files in a directory.</para>
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167 | </sect3>
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168 |
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169 | <sect3><title>dislocate</title>
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170 | <para><command>dislocate</command> allows processes to be disconnected and
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171 | reconnected to a terminal.</para>
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172 | </sect3>
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173 |
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174 | <sect3><title>expect</title>
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175 | <para><command>expect</command> is a program that <quote>talks</quote> to
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176 | other interactive programs according to a script.</para>
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177 | </sect3>
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178 |
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179 | <sect3><title>ftp-rfc</title>
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180 | <para><command>ftp-rfc</command> retrieves an rfc (or the index) from
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181 | uunet.</para>
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182 | </sect3>
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183 |
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184 | <sect3><title>kibitz</title>
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185 | <para><command>kibitz</command> allows two (or more) people to interact with
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186 | one shell (or any arbitrary program).</para>
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187 | </sect3>
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188 |
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189 | <sect3><title>lpunlock</title>
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190 | <para><command>lpunlock</command> unhangs a printer which claims it is
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191 | <quote>waiting for lock</quote>.</para>
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192 | </sect3>
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193 |
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194 | <sect3><title>mkpasswd</title>
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195 | <para><command>mkpasswd</command> generates passwords and can apply them
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196 | automatically to users.</para>
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197 | </sect3>
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198 |
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199 | <sect3><title>passmass</title>
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200 | <para><command>passmass</command> changes a password on multiple
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201 | machines.</para>
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202 | </sect3>
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203 |
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204 | <sect3><title>rftp</title>
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205 | <para><command>rftp</command> is much like <command>ftp</command> except
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206 | it uses '~g' and '~p' instead of 'mget' and 'mput'.</para>
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207 | </sect3>
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208 |
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209 | <sect3><title>rlogin-cwd</title>
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210 | <para><command>rlogin-cwd</command> is <command>rlogin</command> except
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211 | it uses the local current directory as the current working directory on the
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212 | remote machine.</para>
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213 | </sect3>
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214 |
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215 | <sect3><title>timed-read</title>
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216 | <para><command>timed-read</command> reads a complete line from stdin
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217 | and aborts after a given number of seconds.</para>
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218 | </sect3>
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219 |
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220 | <sect3><title>timed-run</title>
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221 | <para><command>timed-run</command> runs a program for a given amount of
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222 | time.</para>
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223 | </sect3>
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224 |
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225 | <sect3><title>unbuffer</title>
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226 | <para><command>unbuffer</command> disables the output buffering that occurs
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227 | when program output is redirected.</para>
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228 | </sect3>
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229 |
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230 | <sect3><title>weather</title>
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231 | <para><command>weather</command> retrieves a weather report (courtesy
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232 | University of Michigan) for a given city or geographical area.</para>
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233 | </sect3>
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234 |
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235 | <sect3><title>expectk</title>
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236 | <para><command>expectk</command> is a combination of
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237 | <application>Expect</application> with <application>Tk</application> and should
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238 | run any <command>wish</command> or <application>Expect</application>
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239 | script.</para>
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240 | </sect3>
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241 |
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242 | <sect3><title>multixterm</title>
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243 | <para><command>multixterm</command> creates multiple <command>xterm</command>s
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244 | that can be driven together or separately.</para>
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245 | </sect3>
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246 |
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247 | <sect3><title>tknewsbiff</title>
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248 | <para><command>tknewsbiff</command> pops up a window when there is unread news
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249 | in your favorite newsgroups and removes the window after you've read the
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250 | news.</para>
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251 | </sect3>
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252 |
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253 | <sect3><title>tkpasswd</title>
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254 | <para><command>tkpasswd</command> is a script to change passwords using
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255 | <command>expectk</command>.</para>
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256 | </sect3>
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257 |
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258 | <sect3><title>xkibitz</title>
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259 | <para><command>xkibitz</command> allows users in separate
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260 | <command>xterm</command>s to share one shell (or any program that runs in an
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261 | <command>xterm</command>).</para>
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262 | </sect3>
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263 |
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264 | <sect3><title>xpstat</title>
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265 | <para><command>xpstat</command> is a script that acts as a front-end for
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266 | <command>xpilot</command>.</para>
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267 | </sect3>
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268 |
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269 | </sect2>
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270 |
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271 | </sect1>
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272 |
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