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Expect.pm v1.20 =============== Expect requires the latest version of IO::Tty, also available from CPAN. IO::Stty has become optional but I'd suggest you also install it. If you use the highly recommended CPAN module, there is a Bundle::Expect available that installs everything for you. If you prefer manual installation, the usual perl Makefile.PL make make test make install should work. Note that IO::Tty is very system-dependend. It has been extensively reworked and tested, but there still may be systems that have problems. Please be sure to read the FAQ section in the Expect pod manpage, especially the section about using Expect to control telnet/ssh etc. There are other ways to work around password entry, you definitely don't need Expect for ssh automatisation! The Perl Expect module was inspired more by the functionality of Tcl/Expect than any previous Expect-like tool such as Comm.pl or chat2.pl. The Tcl version of Expect is a creation of Don Libes (libes@nist.gov) and can be found at http://expect.nist.gov/. Don has written an excellent in-depth tutorial of Tcl/Expect, which is _Exploring Expect_. It is the O'Reilly book with the monkey on the front. Don has several references to other articles on the Expect web page. I try to stay as close to Tcl/Expect in interface and semantics as possible (so I can refer questions to the Tcl/Expect docu). Suggestions for improvement are always welcome. There are two mailing lists available, expectperl-announce and expectperl-discuss, at http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/expectperl-announce and http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/expectperl-discuss From the Changes file: ====================== + added early return to send and send_slow if filehandle was closed + added test for send_slow ! fixed bug in expect() param handling (exact pattern "0" was ignored) ! fixed bug in _make_readable() + now included example ssh.pl in MANIFEST so it gets packaged :-( Thanks to everybody who wrote to me, either with bug reports, enhancement suggestions or especially fixes! Roland Giersig (maintainer of Expect.pm, IO::Tty, IO::Stty, Tie::Persistent) RGiersig@cpan.org 2005-07-20