Unable to execute bash script inside expect script

Question

i have a expect script like

#!/usr/bin/expect
.....
spawn passwd
expect "password:"
send "password"
....
....
....
~/test.sh

Wile executing this, I'm unable to run bash script test.sh.

How to execute Linux commands/bash scripts inside Expect script?

meuh · Answer 1 · 2016-04-10 08:00:42Z

up vote 3 down vote

You can use the tcl exec command, which normally collects the output, so redirect it:

#!/usr/bin/expect
...
exec ~/test.sh  >@stdout

answered Apr 10 at 8:00

meuh

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I didn't think of exec. I suppose it depends on what Dinesh wants to do. Redirects here: stackoverflow.com/questions/554304/… – Law29 2 days ago

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Law29 · Answer 2 · 2016-04-10 07:56:34Z

To begin with you should use spawn to run your script, and I'm not certain the tilde construct will be interpreted by expect.

spawn /bin/bash /home/username/test.sh

You should have error messages when this happens, you should add the to your question if you do not understand them.

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