On: Expect – Linux tool for automating interactive pro...

[broodbucket]

expect is one of those true love/hate things. Probably because the situations in which you need to use it are likely cursed. My time spent dealing with expect scripts is always miserable, and yet I don't know what I'd do without it

[Marthinwurer → broodbucket]

I've mostly used it for testing and scripting CLIs. Are there any better ways to do that?

[photonthug → Marthinwurer]

try using charm bracelets vhs tool to script the tests, then get the demo video as an animated gif for free.

[Borborygymus → broodbucket]

> the situations in which you need to use it are likely cursed.

So true, and yet so common.