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EXPECT_POPEN(3) 							 1							   EXPECT_POPEN(3)

expect_popen - Execute command via Bourne shell, and open the PTY stream to the process

SYNOPSIS
       resource expect_popen (string  $command)

DESCRIPTION
	Execute command via Bourne shell, and open the PTY stream to the process.

PARAMETERS
	      o $command
		- Command to execute.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns an open PTY stream to the processes stdio, stdout, and stderr.

	On failure this function returns FALSE.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      expect_popen(3) example

	      <?php
	      // Login to the PHP.net CVS repository:
	      $stream = expect_popen ("cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.php.net:/repository login");
	      sleep (3);
	      fwrite ($stream, "phpfi
");
	      fclose ($stream);
	      ?>

SEE ALSO
       popen(3).

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