On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 12:56:18PM +1000, Toby Corkindale wrote:
> On 16/05/13 12:34, Jason White wrote:
> > Toby Corkindale <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> I just wondered.. are there any terminals*, plugins for terminals, or
> >> plugins for tmux, that will scan output and automatically send canned
> >> responses -- whilst still letting me interact normally the rest of the 
> >> time?
> >>
> >> And secondly -- are there any tools that will simply let me assign
> >> hotkeys or macros to be automatically typed upon being pressed?
> >>
> >
> > Macro capabilities are usually provided by the application you're running,
> > e.g., Emacs, Vi, Mutt, shell aliases, etc., so I would suggest looking first
> > at what you're using and whether there are better tools for the task that
> > provide the extensibility you need.
>
> The thing is, I'm working on a lot of machines via shell; when I think
> of it in advance, I script things up in Fabric to be automated, but when
> I'm just working ad-hoc investigating something, I'd like to be able to
> automate some common commands. (Not so much shell commands, as commands
> entered into programs run from the shell)
>
>
> > If you ultimately do have to script terminal sessions, the only tool I know 
> > of
> > is expect. Here's the Debian package description.
>
> Thanks, however I'm aware of expect. It completely fails my requirement
> that the terminal remain completely interactive.
>
Huh? You can & off expect scripts - no need to tie up the terminal.

Cheers ... Duncan.

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