Yes, expect is really cool. I haven't used it heavily, but had used it some earlier, to automate small command-line tasks to good effect. Also: 1. I had read

Yes, expect is really cool. I haven't used it heavily, but had used it some earlier, to automate small command-line tasks to good effect. Also: 1. I had read much of Don Libes' Expect book. He had a unique style of writing in that book. Hard to describe, partly since it was some years ago, and partly because I can't find the words for it. But I think anyone reading the book would notice the style after reading a few pages. It was not a bad style by any means, just ... something different. 2. I've read that expect was (maybe still is) used heavily in the electronics/EDA industry, though I am either not sure or don't remember how exactly they use it, or rather, for what. And also maybe it was used heavily by GNU software for testing. Maybe someone here can confirm.