expected

adj 1: considered likely or probable to happen or arrive; "prepared

for the expected attack" [ant: {unexpected}]

2: looked forward to as probable

3: expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients";

"expected income" [syn: {likely}, {potential}]

expect

A {Unix} tool written in {Tcl} and a {script

language} for automating the operation of {interactive}

applications such as {telnet}, {FTP}, {passwd}, {fsck},

{rlogin}, {tip}, etc.. Expect can feed input to other

programs and perform {pattern matching} on their output. It

is also useful for testing these applications. By adding

{Tk}, you can also wrap interactive applications in {X11}

{GUI}s.

{Home (http://expect.nist.gov/)}.

["expect: Scripts for Controlling Interactive Tasks", Don

Libes, Comp Sys 4(2), U Cal Press Journals, Nov 1991].

(1997-06-09)