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diff --git a/development/empty/README b/development/empty/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ce436c1c13 --- /dev/null +++ b/development/empty/README @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +Empty - an expectlike tool to run command-line interactive programs in +UNIX shell-scripts + +empty is an utility that provides an interface to execute and/or interact +with processes under pseudo-terminal sessions (PTYs). It can be used to +automate otherwise interactive programs like telnet, ssh, and ftp. In +some cases, empty can be the simplest replacement for TCL/expect or other +(similar) programming tools. + +Empty is also Somewhat similar in functionality to POTS modem chat(8) or the +scripting capabilities of minicom(1); however it's small and general purpose. |