This file is scripts/README.  It describes publicly-contributed Expect
scripts in this same directory.  (The directory ../example contains
another 50 or so of my own examples.  This same example directory can
also be found in the Expect source distribution itself.)

To contribute to this collection, email your shar'd script to
expect@nist.gov.  Please include documentation.

Thanks
Don
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arlog	A very fancy script to automate remote logins.  Shows interesting
	techniques such as getting passwords from an encrypted file.

bc	Uses bc to do arbitrary precision math.

bonfield.exp
	Solves Jim Bonfield's puzzle that won the 1991 Obfuscated C contest.

chat
	A semi-faithful reimplementation of the popular chat(1) program used
	by many Unix folks (along with pppd(1)) to dial out a modem and connect
	to their ISP.

dialer
	start remote net connections with a lot of nice bells and whistles:
	Try a list of phone numbers, run login script, run arbitrary command,
	e.g., pppd or term; Has GUI status indicator and configuration
	windows.

eftp	ftp client with some frills.

ftp-talk-radio
	Gets "Internet Talk Radio" files from a host.

idiff	Interactive diff program.  Takes two files, runs diff on them, and
	then prompts for which version of each difference to include in
	the output.

imapprune
	Prune imap folders on a monthly basis.

libro-II
	Connect to Libro-II, the NIST library catalog.

manymaint
	Multiple router maintenance program.  (Uses autoexpect!)

mirror_file
	Mirror a file from another ftp site, copying file only if changed.

mirror_dir
	Mirror a directory from another ftp site, copying only files which
	have changed.

mx	Return any MX records for the given hostname.

noidle
	Run a shell which avoids being 'autologged out' by sending a
	<space><delete> every hour if no other I/O has occurred.

pager.alpha
	Send a message to an Alpha Pager.

pager.mercury
	Send a message to a Mercury Pager.  (Includes some non-essential
	Perl code which can be ignored - to read data files and call
	the Mercury pager script.)

passwdchk
	A procedure to verify a password is valid.

ping-and-page
	Ping a list of hosts.  If any are down, page the system admin.

scripttoggle
	Records a transcript of a session (like 'script' command) but
	can enable/disable control of recording on-demand.  (Good for
	avoiding recording of editor sessions, etc.)

slip.shar
	Scripts to keep your SLIP link alive.

s-key-rlogin
	Automate rlogin (or telnet) using s/key

su.exp
	Start up an 'su' and run the argument.  Useful when you've
	mistakenly typed in a command that you needed to be su'd for.

term-rlogin
	Run Term over rlogin.  Good for traversing PPP/SLIP or firewall
	rlogin connections.

term-start
	Start up Term (a sophisticated UNIX-to-UNIX serial line handler).

timed-choice
	Offer user a timed choice of responses.

timeout-monitor
	Monitor a command for inactivity.

try-phone-list
	This script automates logging in to a remote system, trying
	phone numbers from a list until it finds one that works.

waste-collection
	Contacts NIST service for hazardous waste pickup and removal.

There are many more scripts available in the Expect distribution in
the example directory.