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1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
2<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
3 "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
4 <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
5 %general-entities;
6
7 <!ENTITY expect-download-http "http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/expect/expect&expect-version;.tar.gz">
8 <!ENTITY expect-download-ftp " ">
9 <!ENTITY expect-md5sum "44e1a4f4c877e9ddc5a542dfa7ecc92b">
10 <!ENTITY expect-size "620 KB">
11 <!ENTITY expect-buildsize "4.1 MB">
12 <!ENTITY expect-time "0.2 SBU">
13]>
14
15<sect1 id="expect" xreflabel="Expect-&expect-version;">
16 <?dbhtml filename="expect.html"?>
17
18 <sect1info>
19 <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
20 <date>$Date$</date>
21 </sect1info>
22
23 <title>Expect-&expect-version;</title>
24
25 <indexterm zone="expect">
26 <primary sortas="a-Expect">Expect</primary>
27 </indexterm>
28
29 <sect2 role="package">
30 <title>Introduction to Expect</title>
31
32 <para>The <application>Expect</application> package was installed in the
33 LFS temporary tools directory for testing other packages. These
34 procedures install it in a permanent location. It contains tools for
35 automating interactive applications such as <command>telnet</command>,
36 <command>ftp</command>, <command>passwd</command>,
37 <command>fsck</command>, <command>rlogin</command>,
38 <command>tip</command>, etc. <application>Expect</application> is
39 also useful for testing these same applications as well as easing all sorts of
40 tasks that are prohibitively difficult with anything else.</para>
41
42 &lfs79_checked;
43
44 &gcc6_checked;
45
46 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
47 <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
48 <listitem>
49 <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&expect-download-http;"/></para>
50 </listitem>
51 <!-- <listitem>
52 <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&expect-download-ftp;"/></para>
53 </listitem> -->
54 <listitem>
55 <para>Download MD5 sum: &expect-md5sum;</para>
56 </listitem>
57 <listitem>
58 <para>Download size: &expect-size;</para>
59 </listitem>
60 <listitem>
61 <para>Estimated disk space required: &expect-buildsize;</para>
62 </listitem>
63 <listitem>
64 <para>Estimated build time: &expect-time;</para>
65 </listitem>
66 </itemizedlist>
67
68 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Expect Dependencies</bridgehead>
69
70 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
71 <para role="required"><xref linkend="tcl"/></para>
72
73 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
74 <para role="optional"><xref linkend="tk"/></para>
75
76 <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
77 <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/expect"/></para>
78
79 </sect2>
80
81 <sect2 role="installation">
82 <title>Installation of Expect</title>
83
84 <para>Install <application>Expect</application> by running the following
85 commands:</para>
86
87 <!-- Not sure if we need a static library as it does not build by default
88 any longer. Only a .so library is installed when passing
89 'enable-shared'. -->
90<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
91 --with-tcl=/usr/lib \
92 --enable-shared \
93 --mandir=/usr/share/man \
94 --with-tclinclude=/usr/include &amp;&amp;
95make</userinput></screen>
96
97 <para>To test the results, issue: <command>make test</command>.</para>
98
99 <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
100
101<screen role="root"><userinput>make install &amp;&amp;
102ln -svf expect&expect-version;/libexpect&expect-version;.so /usr/lib</userinput></screen>
103
104 </sect2>
105
106 <sect2 role="commands">
107 <title>Command Explanations</title>
108
109 <para><parameter>-with-tcl=/usr/lib</parameter>: This parameter is used to
110 tell the <command>configure</command> script where
111 <command>tclConfig.sh</command> is located.</para>
112
113 <para><parameter>--enable-shared</parameter>: This option enables
114 building the shared library.</para>
115
116 <!-- Not really sure if this is required any longer as the library is now
117 installed directly in /usr/lib/expect5.45/. -->
118 <para><command>ln -sf ...</command>: This command creates a required link
119 to the shared library.</para>
120
121 </sect2>
122
123 <sect2 role="configuration">
124 <title>Configuring Expect</title>
125
126 <sect3 id="expect-config">
127 <title>Config Files</title>
128
129 <para><filename>$exp_library/expect.rc</filename> and
130 <filename>~/.expect.rc</filename></para>
131
132 <indexterm zone="expect expect-config">
133 <primary sortas="e-AA.expect.rc">~/.expect.rc</primary>
134 </indexterm>
135
136 <indexterm zone="expect expect-config">
137 <primary sortas="e-A.exp_library-expect.rc">$exp_library/expect.rc</primary>
138 </indexterm>
139
140 </sect3>
141
142 <sect3>
143 <title>Configuration Information</title>
144
145 <para>Reference the <command>expect</command> man page for information about
146 utilizing the <filename>expect.rc</filename> configuration files. Additionally,
147 many of the tools contained in the <application>Expect</application> package
148 will use their own configuration files. Reference the respective man page, or
149 examine the script directly for configuration file information.</para>
150
151 </sect3>
152
153 </sect2>
154
155 <sect2 role="content">
156 <title>Contents</title>
157
158 <segmentedlist>
159 <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
160 <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
161 <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>
162
163 <seglistitem>
164 <seg>autoexpect, autopasswd, cryptdir, decryptdir, dislocate, expect, ftp-rfc,
165 kibitz, lpunlock, mkpasswd, passmass, rftp, rlogin-cwd, timed-read, timed-run,
166 unbuffer, weather, and optionally (if <application>Expect</application> was
167 linked against <application>Tk</application>), multixterm,
168 tknewsbiff, tkpasswd, xkibitz, and xpstat</seg>
169 <seg>libexpect&expect-version;.so</seg>
170 <seg>/usr/lib/expect&expect-version;</seg>
171 </seglistitem>
172 </segmentedlist>
173
174 <variablelist>
175 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
176 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
177 <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
178
179 <varlistentry id="autoexpect">
180 <term><command>autoexpect</command></term>
181 <listitem>
182 <para>generates an <application>Expect</application> script from
183 watching a session.</para>
184 <indexterm zone="expect autoexpect">
185 <primary sortas="b-autoexpect">autoexpect</primary>
186 </indexterm>
187 </listitem>
188 </varlistentry>
189
190 <varlistentry id="autopasswd">
191 <term><command>autopasswd</command></term>
192 <listitem>
193 <para>is a wrapper to make <command>passwd</command>(1) be
194 non-interactive.</para>
195 <indexterm zone="expect autopasswd">
196 <primary sortas="b-autopasswd">autopasswd</primary>
197 </indexterm>
198 </listitem>
199 </varlistentry>
200
201 <varlistentry id="cryptdir">
202 <term><command>cryptdir</command></term>
203 <listitem>
204 <para>encrypts all files in a directory.</para>
205 <indexterm zone="expect cryptdir">
206 <primary sortas="b-cryptdir">cryptdir</primary>
207 </indexterm>
208 </listitem>
209 </varlistentry>
210
211 <varlistentry id="decryptdir">
212 <term><command>decryptdir</command></term>
213 <listitem>
214 <para>decrypts all files in a directory.</para>
215 <indexterm zone="expect decryptdir">
216 <primary sortas="b-decryptdir">decryptdir</primary>
217 </indexterm>
218 </listitem>
219 </varlistentry>
220
221 <varlistentry id="dislocate">
222 <term><command>dislocate</command></term>
223 <listitem>
224 <para>allows processes to be disconnected and reconnected to a
225 terminal.</para>
226 <indexterm zone="expect dislocate">
227 <primary sortas="b-dislocate">dislocate</primary>
228 </indexterm>
229 </listitem>
230 </varlistentry>
231
232 <varlistentry id="expect-prog">
233 <term><command>expect</command></term>
234 <listitem>
235 <para>is a program that <quote>talks</quote> to other interactive
236 programs according to a script.</para>
237 <indexterm zone="expect expect-prog">
238 <primary sortas="b-expect">expect</primary>
239 </indexterm>
240 </listitem>
241 </varlistentry>
242
243 <varlistentry id="ftp-rfc">
244 <term><command>ftp-rfc</command></term>
245 <listitem>
246 <para>retrieves an RFC (or the index) from UUNET.</para>
247 <indexterm zone="expect ftp-rfc">
248 <primary sortas="b-ftp-rfc">ftp-rfc</primary>
249 </indexterm>
250 </listitem>
251 </varlistentry>
252
253 <varlistentry id="kibitz">
254 <term><command>kibitz</command></term>
255 <listitem>
256 <para>allows two (or more) people to interact with one shell
257 (or any arbitrary program).</para>
258 <indexterm zone="expect kibitz">
259 <primary sortas="b-kibitz">kibitz</primary>
260 </indexterm>
261 </listitem>
262 </varlistentry>
263
264 <varlistentry id="lpunlock">
265 <term><command>lpunlock</command></term>
266 <listitem>
267 <para>unhangs a printer which claims it is <quote>waiting for
268 lock</quote>.</para>
269 <indexterm zone="expect lpunlock">
270 <primary sortas="b-lpunlock">lpunlock</primary>
271 </indexterm>
272 </listitem>
273 </varlistentry>
274
275 <varlistentry id="mkpasswd">
276 <term><command>mkpasswd</command></term>
277 <listitem>
278 <para>generates passwords and can apply them automatically to
279 users.</para>
280 <indexterm zone="expect mkpasswd">
281 <primary sortas="b-mkpasswd">mkpasswd</primary>
282 </indexterm>
283 </listitem>
284 </varlistentry>
285
286 <varlistentry id="passmass">
287 <term><command>passmass</command></term>
288 <listitem>
289 <para>changes a password on multiple machines.</para>
290 <indexterm zone="expect passmass">
291 <primary sortas="b-passmass">passmass</primary>
292 </indexterm>
293 </listitem>
294 </varlistentry>
295
296 <varlistentry id="rftp">
297 <term><command>rftp</command></term>
298 <listitem>
299 <para>is much like <command>ftp</command> except it uses
300 <option>~g</option> and <option>~p</option> instead of
301 <option>mget</option> and <option>mput</option>.</para>
302 <indexterm zone="expect rftp">
303 <primary sortas="b-rftp">rftp</primary>
304 </indexterm>
305 </listitem>
306 </varlistentry>
307
308 <varlistentry id="rlogin-cwd">
309 <term><command>rlogin-cwd</command></term>
310 <listitem>
311 <para>is <command>rlogin</command> except it uses the local current
312 directory as the current working directory on the remote machine.</para>
313 <indexterm zone="expect rlogin-cwd">
314 <primary sortas="b-rlogin-cwd">rlogin-cwd</primary>
315 </indexterm>
316 </listitem>
317 </varlistentry>
318
319 <varlistentry id="timed-read">
320 <term><command>timed-read</command></term>
321 <listitem>
322 <para> reads a complete line from stdin and aborts after a given
323 number of seconds.</para>
324 <indexterm zone="expect timed-read">
325 <primary sortas="b-timed-read">timed-read</primary>
326 </indexterm>
327 </listitem>
328 </varlistentry>
329
330 <varlistentry id="timed-run">
331 <term><command>timed-run</command></term>
332 <listitem>
333 <para>runs a program for a given amount of time.</para>
334 <indexterm zone="expect timed-run">
335 <primary sortas="b-timed-run">timed-run</primary>
336 </indexterm>
337 </listitem>
338 </varlistentry>
339
340 <varlistentry id="unbuffer">
341 <term><command>unbuffer</command></term>
342 <listitem>
343 <para>disables the output buffering that occurs when program output
344 is redirected.</para>
345 <indexterm zone="expect unbuffer">
346 <primary sortas="b-unbuffer">unbuffer</primary>
347 </indexterm>
348 </listitem>
349 </varlistentry>
350
351 <varlistentry id="weather">
352 <term><command>weather</command></term>
353 <listitem>
354 <para>retrieves a weather report (courtesy of the University of Michigan)
355 for a given city or geographical area.</para>
356 <indexterm zone="expect weather">
357 <primary sortas="b-weather">weather</primary>
358 </indexterm>
359 </listitem>
360 </varlistentry>
361
362 <varlistentry id="multixterm">
363 <term><command>multixterm</command></term>
364 <listitem>
365 <para>creates multiple <command>xterm</command>s that can be driven
366 together or separately.</para>
367 <indexterm zone="expect multixterm">
368 <primary sortas="b-multixterm">multixterm</primary>
369 </indexterm>
370 </listitem>
371 </varlistentry>
372
373 <varlistentry id="tknewsbiff">
374 <term><command>tknewsbiff</command></term>
375 <listitem>
376 <para>pops up a window when there is unread news in your favorite
377 newsgroups and removes the window after you've read the news.</para>
378 <indexterm zone="expect tknewsbiff">
379 <primary sortas="b-tknewsbiff">tknewsbiff</primary>
380 </indexterm>
381 </listitem>
382 </varlistentry>
383
384 <varlistentry id="tkpasswd">
385 <term><command>tkpasswd</command></term>
386 <listitem>
387 <para>is a script to change passwords using
388 <command>expect</command> and <application>Tk</application>.</para>
389 <indexterm zone="expect tkpasswd">
390 <primary sortas="b-tkpasswd">tkpasswd</primary>
391 </indexterm>
392 </listitem>
393 </varlistentry>
394
395 <varlistentry id="xkibitz">
396 <term><command>xkibitz</command></term>
397 <listitem>
398 <para>allows users in separate <command>xterm</command>s to share
399 one shell (or any program that runs in an <command>xterm</command>).</para>
400 <indexterm zone="expect xkibitz">
401 <primary sortas="b-xkibitz">xkibitz</primary>
402 </indexterm>
403 </listitem>
404 </varlistentry>
405
406 <varlistentry id="xpstat">
407 <term><command>xpstat</command></term>
408 <listitem>
409 <para>is a script that acts as a front-end for <command>xpilot</command>.</para>
410 <indexterm zone="expect xpstat">
411 <primary sortas="b-xpstat">xpstat</primary>
412 </indexterm>
413 </listitem>
414 </varlistentry>
415
416 <varlistentry id="libexpect">
417 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libexpect&expect-version;.so</filename></term>
418 <listitem>
419 <para> contains functions that allow <application>Expect</application> to be
420 used as a <application>Tcl</application> extension or to be used directly from
421 C or C++ (without <application>Tcl</application>).</para>
422 <indexterm zone="expect libexpect">
423 <primary sortas="c-libexpect&expect-version;">libexpect&expect-version;.so</primary>
424 </indexterm>
425 </listitem>
426 </varlistentry>
427
428 </variablelist>
429
430 </sect2>
431
432</sect1>
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