[NTLUG:Discuss] expect or what

[Wayne Walker]

If you are only doing ftp, use ftp and .netrc.  No need for expect.

Is there any other reason for expect?

If possible, quit using ftp, switch to rsync over ssh with public key
authentication.

I haven't needed anything but rsync, ssh, sftp for automation in years.

Wayne

On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 12:07:42PM -0500, Fred James wrote:
> All
> (this is only slightly off topic - it is all *nix, if not all linux)
> I have been embedding 'expect' scripts (embedded in sh/BASH) to do 
> interactive things like ftp - great thing is that I can also get a log 
> of the process
>        expect << EOF >> $LogFile
>              (some code)
>        EOF
> As you can see, there are really 2 parts to this:  (a) get an 
> interactive job done non-interactively, and (b) log the process (3 
> actually, as I search the log info for exception/errors, and act upon 
> any found)
> 
> Now the issue - I am getting some resistance to 'expect' (i.e., it isn't 
> on a system and I get raised eyebrows about wanting it there)
> 
> So, I am taking a step back for a moment to ask, am I am being silly?  
> Is there another, perhaps better or at least not worse, way to 
> accomplish the requirements?
> 
> Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to offer
> Regards
> Fred James
> 
> PS:  Please don't say Perl!  'expect' in shell is so much simpler.
> 
> 
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