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# 1  
Old 07-19-2007
bad interpreter: Permission denied

I am writing an expect script but am getting a bad interpreter: permission denied error.

I don't think the error has anything to do with expect itself, I think I am missing something in how I start the file. For instance, when I run the file under the expect directory it works:
Code:
cd /usr/local/bin/expect/expect

File (called speak) contains:
Code:
#!./expect -f
send "hello world\n"

From prompt:
Code:
$./speak
hello world
$

----
Now, when I try from my home directory, file contains:
Code:
#!/usr/bin/expect/expect -f
send "hello world\n"

From prompt:
Code:
-bash: ./speak: /usr/bin/expect/expect: bad interpreter: Permission denied

What am I missing?
# 2  
Old 07-19-2007
So shouldn't the first line be

Code:
#!/usr/local/bin/expect/expect/expect

?
# 3  
Old 07-19-2007
*cough* yes...

thanks Smilie

How should I move the files so that I only have to type #!/usr/bin/expect ?

Last edited by earnstaf; 07-19-2007 at 04:43 PM..
# 4  
Old 07-19-2007
Make a symbolic link as follows:

Code:
cd /usr/bin
ln -s /usr/local/bin/expect/expect/expect expect

I expect.
# 5  
Old 07-19-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by porter
Make a symbolic link as follows:

Code:
cd /usr/bin
ln -s /usr/local/bin/expect/expect/expect expect

I expect.
I did that, and the expect script will still not run with
Code:
#!/usr/bin/expect

Here's the output of the ln
Code:
ln: creating symbolic link `expect/expect' to `/usr/bin/expect/expect/expect': File exists

# 6  
Old 07-19-2007
do

Code:
cd /usr/bin
ls -ld expect

and post what it prints out.

Also, do

Code:
ls -ld /usr/local/bin/expect /usr/local/bin/expect/expect /usr/local/bin/expect/expect/expect

# 7  
Old 07-19-2007
you should be able to do


Code:
cd
/usr/bin/expect

and this should run the interpreter.
 
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