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Expect is an extension to the Tcl scripting language written by Don Libes. The program automates interactions with programs that expose a text terminal interface. Expect, originally written in 1990 for the Unix platform, has since become available for Microsoft Windows and other systems.

Key facts

Software.name
Expect
Software.author
Don Libes
Software.developer
Nils Carlson
Software.latest release version
5.45.4
Software.programming language
C
Software.operating system
POSIX, Windows
Software.license
Public domain
Software.discontinued
no

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
Auto clicker
Official website
core.tcl.tk/expect/index
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copyright status
public domain
programmed in
Tcl
operating system
Microsoft Windows
software version identifier
5.45.4
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Article · 中文

Expect是Unix系统中用来进行自动化控制和测试的软件工具,由制作,作为Tcl脚本语言的一个扩展,应用在交互式软件中如telnet,ftp,Passwd,fsck,,,ssh等等。该工具利用Unix伪终端包装其子进程,允许任意程序通过终端接入进行自动化控制;也可利用Tk工具,将交互程序包装在X11的图形用户界面中。

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