root@F101-8:~/sgopala1# root@F101-8:~/sgopala1# cat test.pl #!/usr/bin/perl5.8.4 use Expect; my $timeout = 5; $session = new Expect; $session->exp_internal(1); #$session->debug(3); $session->spawn("ssh 10.20.30.40 -l root"); $session->expect($timeout, "pirates:"); $session->send("motorola\n"); $session->expect($timeout, "F101"); $session->send("\n"); $session->expect($timeout, "F101"); $session->send("exit\n"); $session->expect($timeout, "F101"); root@F101-8:~/sgopala1# root@F101-8:~/sgopala1# root@F101-8:~/sgopala1# root@F101-8:~/sgopala1# perl test.pl Spawned 'ssh 10.20.30.40 -l root' spawn id(3) Pid: 31038 Tty: /dev/pts/2 Expect::spawn('Expect=GLOB(0x1028abc8)', 'ssh 10.20.30.40 -l root') called at test.pl line 9 Starting EXPECT pattern matching... Expect::expect('Expect=GLOB(0x1028abc8)', 5, 'pirates:') called at test.pl line 10 spawn id(3): list of patterns: #1: -ex `pirates:' spawn id(3): Does `' match: pattern #1: -ex `pirates:'? No. Sending 'motorola\n' to spawn id(3) Expect::print('Expect=GLOB(0x1028abc8)', 'motorola\x{a}') called at test.pl line 11 Starting EXPECT pattern matching... Expect::expect('Expect=GLOB(0x1028abc8)', 5, 'F101') called at test.pl line 12 spawn id(3): list of patterns: #1: -ex `F101' spawn id(3): Does `' match: pattern #1: -ex `F101'? No. Sending '\n' to spawn id(3) Expect::print('Expect=GLOB(0x1028abc8)', '\x{a}') called at test.pl line 13 Starting EXPECT pattern matching... Expect::expect('Expect=GLOB(0x1028abc8)', 5, 'F101') called at test.pl line 14 spawn id(3): list of patterns: #1: -ex `F101' spawn id(3): Does `' match: pattern #1: -ex `F101'? No. Sending 'exit\n' to spawn id(3) Expect::print('Expect=GLOB(0x1028abc8)', 'exit\x{a}') called at test.pl line 15 Starting EXPECT pattern matching... Expect::expect('Expect=GLOB(0x1028abc8)', 5, 'F101') called at test.pl line 16 spawn id(3): list of patterns: #1: -ex `F101' spawn id(3): Does `' match: pattern #1: -ex `F101'? No. root@F101-8:~/sgopala1# root@F101-8:~/sgopala1# root@F101-8:~/sgopala1#