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@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ send <string> to <process> Send line with `<string>` to the standard input of `<process>`. ``` -expect <regex> from <process> [capture <var1> [, <var2> ... ]] +expect <regex> from <process> [timeout <timeout>] [capture <var1> [, <var2> ... ]] ``` Check whether `<process>` produces line matching `<regex>` on standard output, and if this does not happen within current timeout, the test fails. Output lines produced before starting this command and not matched by some previous `expect` are accepted as well. @@ -274,6 +274,9 @@ The regular expression can contain capture groups – parts enclosed in parenthe In that case the expect command has to have the `capture` clause with matching number of variable names. Results of the captures are then assigned to the newly created variables as strings. +If the `timeout` clause is used, the current timeout value is multiplied by the given `<timeout>` for this `expect` call. +Timeout of zero can be used to expect a matching output line to have been already produced in the past. + ``` flush [from <proc>] [matching <regex>] ``` |