brew

expect mit Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, winget installieren

Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für expect in AI-Agent-Workflows.

Installationsbefehl Sicherheitshinweise

Installation

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%

brew install expect

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverifiziert · 94%

sudo port install expect

MacPorts ports tree · devel/expect/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverifiziert · 92%

sudo apk add expect

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · expect · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverifiziert · 92%

sudo apt install expect

Debian stable package indexes · expect · Quelle: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%

sudo dnf install expect

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · expect · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverifiziert · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#expect

nixpkgs package indexes · expect · Quelle: raw.githubusercontent.com

Arch Linux pacmanverifiziert · 92%

sudo pacman -S expect

Arch Linux sync databases · expect · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%

sudo zypper install expect

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · expect · Quelle: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Windows Package Managerverifiziert · 92%

winget install --id FlorinZamfir.Weather -e

Windows Package Manager source index · FlorinZamfir.Weather · Quelle: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

Program that can automate interactive applications

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

autoexpect
autopasswd
cryptdir
decryptdir
dislocate
expect
ftp-rfc
kibitz
lpunlock
mkpasswd
multixterm
passmass
rftp
rlogin-cwd
timed-read
timed-run
tknewsbiff
tkpasswd
unbuffer
weather
xkibitz
xpstat

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

Expect is Don Libes' Tcl-based tool for automating interactive programs. Its package-manager significance comes from a stubbornly practical Unix problem: many tools were designed for humans at terminals, and Expect made those conversations scriptable.

Projektgeschichte

The Expect homepage says Expect was conceived in September 1987, with the bulk of version 2 designed and written between January and April 1990. It was later rewritten substantially for Tcl 6.0 in October 1991, then advanced through Expect 4 and Expect 5 as Tcl and Tk evolved.

Expect's history is tightly tied to Tcl and Tk. Expect uses Tcl as its control language for procedures, loops, file I/O, arithmetic, and scripting, and Tk support arrived with the Expect 4 line. The project also includes libexpect for C or C++ programs, although the README argues that the standalone expect scripting tool is usually the easier path.

Adoptionsgeschichte

Expect spread through sysadmin and testing culture before today's automation stacks existed. The official site lists papers from USENIX 1990, LISA IV, Computing Systems, USENIX 1992, and other venues covering system administration, regression testing, conformance testing, and automating interactive network applications.

The README presents practical adoption signals from the era: users could get readings and transparencies, build Expect with or without Tcl and Tk, embed it in C programs, and buy commercial support or classes from companies such as ActiveState, Cygnus Support, and Computerized Processes Unlimited.

Wie es verwendet wird

Expect scripts spawn a program, send input, wait for expected output, and optionally hand control back to the user. The official introduction names telnet, ftp, passwd, fsck, rlogin, and tip as examples, and also calls out testing interactive applications.

The package includes helper programs such as autoexpect and unbuffer. In package-manager terms, Expect is often installed not because it is fashionable, but because some installer, test, login workflow, serial-console workflow, or legacy admin script needs to drive an interactive prompt reliably.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

Expect is one of the canonical examples of a small Unix automation language that survived because the problem survived. SSH, CI, APIs, and configuration management reduced many uses, but they did not eliminate password prompts, REPLs, terminal programs, embedded consoles, or old scripts.

For packagers, Expect also brings the Tcl dependency relationship into focus: the executable is useful by itself, but its language runtime, optional Tk integration, examples, man pages, and legacy scripts shape how downstream packages split and test it.

Zeitleiste

1987: Expect was conceived in September.
1990: The bulk of version 2 was designed and written between January and April.
1991: About half of Expect was rewritten for Tcl 6.0.
1993: Expect 4 alpha introduced Tk support; production Expect 4 followed in August.
1994: Production Expect 5 was released in March.
1995: The Exploring Expect book became available in January.
1999: Substantial rewriting added Tcl 8.2 support, an exp-channel driver, object support, and Unicode-related work.

Related projects

Tcl is Expect's control language and runtime foundation.
Tk is the GUI toolkit used by Expect variants such as expectk.
DejaGnu is related through the regression and conformance testing use case mentioned in Expect's readings.

Quellen

Sicherheitslage

Risikostufe: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risikoklassifikator

blue Risiko · mittel Konfidenz · tool

Warum

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signale

text:ftp,decrypt

Installationsverhalten

In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 8 Plattformziele verfügbar.
Installiert mit 1 Laufzeitabhängigkeiten.
Build-Metadaten listen 3 Build-Abhängigkeiten.

Empfohlene Prüfung

Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.

Executables

Installierte Executables

Befehl	Art	Sichtbarkeit
`autoexpect`	cli	globales Executable
`autopasswd`	cli	globales Executable
`cryptdir`	cli	globales Executable
`decryptdir`	cli	globales Executable
`dislocate`	cli	globales Executable
`expect`	cli	globales Executable
`ftp-rfc`	cli	globales Executable
`kibitz`	cli	globales Executable
`lpunlock`	cli	globales Executable
`mkpasswd`	cli	globales Executable
`multixterm`	cli	globales Executable
`passmass`	cli	globales Executable
`rftp`	cli	globales Executable
`rlogin-cwd`	cli	globales Executable
`timed-read`	cli	globales Executable
`timed-run`	cli	globales Executable
`tknewsbiff`	cli	globales Executable
`tkpasswd`	cli	globales Executable
`unbuffer`	cli	globales Executable
`weather`	cli	globales Executable
`xkibitz`	cli	globales Executable
`xpstat`	cli	globales Executable

Aktualität

Version und Aktualität

Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.

Seite generiert2026-07-10

Manager-Version5.45.4

Manager aktualisiert2026-06-19

lokale DatenOK

Upstreamnot checked

neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt

https://core.tcl-lang.org/expect/index

InfoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://core.tcl-lang.org/expect/indexnone Konfidenz

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüssel	brew:expect
Version	5.45.4
Paketmanager	Homebrew
Paketmanager-Seite	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/expect
Homepage	https://core.tcl-lang.org/expect/index
Repository	https://core.tcl-lang.org/expect
Upstream-Dokumentation	https://core.tcl-lang.org/expect/dir
Lizenz	LicenseRef-Homebrew-public-domain
Quellarchiv	https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/expect/Expect/5.45.4/expect5.45.4.tar.gz
Zuletzt aktualisiert	2026-06-19T12:30:06-07:00
Pulse	updated
Abhängigkeiten	tcl-tk@8
Build-Abhängigkeiten	autoconf, automake, libtool
Bottle	verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	nicht definiert
Dienst	keiner deklariert

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	expect
Version Scheme	0
Revision	3
Conflicts With	bash-snippets ircd-hybrid
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

Source-Datenbank-Treffer

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.

Debian apt95%

expect 5.45.4-4

Automates interactive applications

https://core.tcl.tk/expect/

sudo apt install expect

Section: interpreters
Architecture: amd64
4 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Expect

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: expect from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

tcl-expect 5.45.4-4

Automates interactive applications (Tcl package)

https://core.tcl.tk/expect/

sudo apt install tcl-expect

Section: interpreters
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: expect
2 Abhängigkeiten
1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Expect

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: tcl-expect from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

tcl-expect-dev 5.45.4-4

Automates interactive applications (development)

https://core.tcl.tk/expect/

sudo apt install tcl-expect-dev

Section: devel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: expect
2 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Expect

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: tcl-expect-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

expect

nix profile install nixpkgs#expect

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Expect

nixpkgs package indexes · raw.githubusercontent.com · nixpkgs package indexes: expect from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

Ubuntu apt95%

expect 5.45.4-3

Automates interactive applications

https://core.tcl.tk/expect/

sudo apt install expect

Section: universe/interpreters
Architecture: amd64
4 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Expect

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: expect from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

tcl-expect 5.45.4-3

Automates interactive applications (Tcl package)

https://core.tcl.tk/expect/

sudo apt install tcl-expect

Section: universe/interpreters
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: expect
2 Abhängigkeiten
1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Expect

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: tcl-expect from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

tcl-expect-dev 5.45.4-3

Automates interactive applications (development)

https://core.tcl.tk/expect/

sudo apt install tcl-expect-dev

Section: universe/devel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: expect
2 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Expect

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: tcl-expect-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

expect 5.45.4-r5

A tool for automating interactive applications

https://core.tcl-lang.org/expect/index

sudo apk add expect

License: NIST-PD
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: expect
1 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Expect

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: expect from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

expect-dev 5.45.4-r5

A tool for automating interactive applications (development files)

https://core.tcl-lang.org/expect/index

sudo apk add expect-dev

License: NIST-PD
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: expect
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Expect

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: expect-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

expect-doc 5.45.4-r5

A tool for automating interactive applications (documentation)

https://core.tcl-lang.org/expect/index

sudo apk add expect-doc

License: NIST-PD
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: expect
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Expect

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: expect-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

dnf95%

expect 5.45.4-31.fc45

A program-script interaction and testing utility

https://core.tcl.tk/expect/index

sudo dnf install expect

License: LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: expect
5 Abhängigkeiten
2 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Expect

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: expect from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

expect-devel 5.45.4-31.fc45

A program-script interaction and testing utility

https://core.tcl.tk/expect/index

sudo dnf install expect-devel

License: LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: expect
1 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Expect

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: expect-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

expectk 5.45.4-31.fc45

A program-script interaction and testing utility

https://core.tcl.tk/expect/index

sudo dnf install expectk

License: LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: expect
2 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Expect

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: expectk from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

expect 5.45.4-5

A tool for automating interactive applications

https://www.nist.gov/el/msid/expect.cfm

sudo pacman -S expect

License: custom
Architecture: x86_64
1 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Expect

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: expect from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

expect 5.45.4-8.4

A Tool for Automating Interactive Programs

https://core.tcl-lang.org/expect/

sudo zypper install expect

License: SUSE-Public-Domain
Category: Development/Languages/Tcl
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: expect
4 Abhängigkeiten
2 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Expect

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: expect from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

expect-devel 5.45.4-8.4

Header Files and C API Documentation for expect

https://core.tcl-lang.org/expect/

sudo zypper install expect-devel

License: SUSE-Public-Domain
Category: Development/Libraries/Tcl
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: expect
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Expect

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: expect-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

Quellspur

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Diese Seite wird von av-web aus dem privaten Paket-SQLite-Artefakt bereitgestellt, das scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py erstellt.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/expect.yml

Verwendete Quellen

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

expect mit Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, winget installieren

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Linux

Windows

Paketzusammenfassung

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

Projektgeschichte

Adoptionsgeschichte

Wie es verwendet wird

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

Zeitleiste

Related projects

Quellen

Risikostufe: blue

Risikoklassifikator

Warum

Signale

Installationsverhalten

Empfohlene Prüfung

Installierte Executables

Version und Aktualität

Paketmetadaten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Interne Paketlinks

Themen-Hubs

Verwandte Tools

Gleicher Workflow

Agent-Sicherheitsleitfäden

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Combined YAML source

Verwendete Quellen