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OpenBSD 7.9 release · amd64 · Generated 2026-09-09

expect-5.45.4

sophisticated scripter based on Tcl/Tk

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Description

Expect is a program that performs programmed dialogue with other interactive programs. It is briefly described by its man page, expect(1). It uses pseudo-tty's to control the child processes, so it is not affected by programs that refuse to read from stdin or pipes. (eg: passwd(1) etc).

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Ports path
lang/expect
Package architecture
amd64
Maintainer
The OpenBSD ports mailing-list <ports@openbsd.org>
Categories
lang, lang/tcl
Available flavors
None listed

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