# Is there anything else like expect.rb/RExpect.rb?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-anything-else-like-expect-rb-rexpect-rb/109985>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 20, 2007, 10:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-anything-else-like-expect-rb-rexpect-rb/109985 "2007-07-20T22:18:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![rubyoncrack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c67d28/32.png) [@rubyoncrack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubyoncrack)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2007, 10:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-anything-else-like-expect-rb-rexpect-rb/109985/1 "2007-07-20T22:18:43Z")

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You can’t do conditional patterns in expect.rb and the buffer in  
RExpect.rb needs a lot of work (it’s in beta so that’s expected). Does  
anybody know of any other scripts out there with similar functionality?