[ale] Question for UNIX/Linux gurus...

[Thompson Freeman]

While I don't remember the command, expect _is_ quite usable for such a
task.

On Fri, 16 Jul 1999 ryan at linuxgeneralstore.com wrote:

> 
> You may want to look at the expect scripting language.  From what I
> understand, it is made to automate tasks like that.  If you are just
> wanting it to log in and change to that directory and let it sit, this is
> probably not the way to go.  I would think telnet, or some replacement
> thereof, would have some way to specifiy the initial directory.
> 
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> On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, Justin Russell wrote:
> 
> > I am trying to set up an alias that will rlogin to a remote machine and change directory to the exact
> > 
> > directory I am on on my local machine.  Anyone know how to do this in sh or ksh?  I have the
> > 
> > exact same directory structure (except $HOME) on both machines.  I have looked at the man pages
> > 
> > on rlogin and telnet and I dont see any way to login to a machine and execute a command all in one command
> > 
> > except with rsh, which logs out afterward.
> > 
> > Any help appreciated,
> > 
> > Justin
> > 
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