Claude’s Routines feel like the clearest sign yet that terminal automation has outgrown shell scripts and one-off hacks.

The Linux expect command takes script writing to an entirely new level. Instead of automating processes, it automates running and responding to other scripts. In other words, you can write a script ...

I have an expect script for qutomating ftp transfers. I also have shell script that wraps the expect script<BR><BLOCKQUOTE><font size="-1">code:</font><HR><pre><BR ...

I've knocked together a quick script to created an encrypted zip file, but sometimes it fails, and I'm stumped as to the reason. The code for the script is: expect scripts 13:42:42 (Laptop) $ ...