Expect script for copying file-CodePudding

I am trying to copy all files but using expect command

I have the following script with expect.dat file

I have the following error, what am I doing wrong or how do I have to build the command to copy the files

command

expect expect.dat

File expect.dat

#!/usr/bin/expect
set src_file "/process/source"
set dest_file "/process/destination"

# Run the cp command and wait for the response
spawn cp -r $src_file $dest_file
expect "*?(y/n)?"
send "y\r"
expect eof

Error

spawn cp -r /process/source /process/destination
send: spawn id exp6 not open
    while executing
"send "y\r""
    (file "expect.dat" line 8)

CodePudding user response：

"spawn id not open" means the cp command has already exited so there's no process to send something to.

If the cp command might ask you a question, you'll want to expect either the pattern or eof

expect {
  "*?(y/n)?" {send "y\r"; exp_continue}
  eof
}

Are you sure you need expect for this at all?

cp -r -f /process/source /process/destination