I am not able to come out of Expect

xombboxer · 06-28-2011, 05:40 AM

I am using expect command to pass password to my script.

like

Code:

#!/usr/bin/expect -f
set send_human {.1 .25 2 .05 1.5}

set breaktheloop 0

while {$breaktheloop == 0} {
        expect "*Password:*"
#       send -h "$pass\r"
        send -h "$p\r"
        expect -timeout -1  "... Writing FlashHeader"
	sleep 10
	set breaktheloop 1

it will send password properly, but after that it will not come out of expect to bash

any help ?

Simon Bridge · 06-28-2011, 05:48 AM

Your question is ambiguous - in the title you say you cannot come out of expect, but in the body you say you do come out of expect.
The script you show us just ends after sending the password - thus it should exist to bash. What else would it do?

xombboxer · 06-28-2011, 05:48 AM

Mistake

, but i had already corrected it

xombboxer · 06-28-2011, 05:50 AM

correct, it should exit to bash, but it is not. I think there is some trick in line
[CODE]
expect -timeout -1
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Simon Bridge · 06-28-2011, 07:18 AM

expect(1) suggests you need to issue the "exit" command to exit expect.

exit [-opts] [status]
causes Expect to exit or otherwise prepare to do so.