03-03-2010
Expect Script square bracket dollar prompt
Hi
Thanks for this amazing forum first, I've been searching answers in it for problems that I've encountered at work.
The only problem I haven't been able to find a fix for, is a ever waiting for prompt problem in Expect when encounter a [whatever]$ prompt.
I usually set the timeout to -1 cause the script runs faster if every string I wrote at it match's but I have problems with the prompt referred above.
Id tried to "set mpt "\$" and then expect -- "$mpt" or
"set mpt "\]\$" or simple "expect -- *\]\$?]" and non of them worked.
Does anyone had similar problems?
Thanks in advance for any help.
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