When you can’t pipe an input file to automate a process, especially when you need to enter a password such as ftp-ing to some server e.g.:
ftp user@ftp.myhost.com < myFTPCommands.txt
The above fails when ftp asks for a password. This is where expect comes to the rescue! e.g.:
#myExpectFile.exp
#Disable’s expect’s default 10 seconds timeout
set timeout -1
spawn ftp user@ftp.myhost.com
expect [...]
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