How can I use " inside send command

Question

I have used the /usr/bin/expect interpreter to telnet into my other system and execute some commands using send.

Telnet is successful however the problem is that I have to use the following command

send "unset vpn "TEST" "

when I run the script, it shows me the following error due to " inside send command.

extra characters after close-quote while executing

sourav c. · Answer 1 · 2014-02-25T08:23:57.033

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You can use escape sequence, use the following,

send "unset vpn \"TEST\"\r"

or,

send {unset vpn "TEST"}

edited Feb 25 '14 at 08:23

answered Feb 25 '14 at 08:18

sourav c.

Escaping the double quotes with a backslash did not work for me. The following code would throw the error "extra characters after close-quote": send "UPDATE table SET value = '<a href="someurl.org"> linktext ';" – emma Nov 15 '22 at 14:47

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 25 '14 at 08:17

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Did you try send "unset vpn 'TEST' "?

answered Feb 25 '14 at 08:17

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