try to make the expect / send explanation even better

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the first is the ip address or hostname of the computer you
wish to connect to and the second is the port number you want
to use (this can be left out if it is a normal telnet
session).
session).</p>
<p>In the case of an <b>ax25</b> session then this would
normally be a call to <tt>/usr/sbin/ax25_call</tt> or
<tt>/usr/sbin/netrom_call</tt> as in the example above. It is your
responsibility to get your node and other ax25 parameters to
work before going down this route!
work before going down this route!</p>
<p>For <b>agw</b> connections you will need a port number (starting
from 1) and the callsign of the first &quot;hop&quot; along the way.
<br><br>
from 1) and the callsign of the first &quot;hop&quot; along the way.</p>
<li><b>'</b> is the delimiting character for a word or phrase
of an <span class=expect>expect</span>/<span
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in pairs, but either can be empty. Each line reads input from
the connection until it sees the string (or perl regular
expression) that
is contained in the left hand string. If the left hand
string is empty then it doesn't read or wait for anything. The
comparison is done ignoring case.
is contained in the left hand string.
<p>When the left hand string has found what it is <span class=expect>expecting</span> (if
it is) then the right hand string is <span class=send>sent</span> to the connection.
<p>When the <span class=expect>left hand string</span> has found what it is <span class=expect>expecting</span> (if
it is) then the <span class=send>right hand string</span> is <span class=send>sent</span> to the connection.</p>
<p>If the right hand string is empty ('') then nothing is <span class=send>sent</span>, the
<p>If the <span class=expect>left hand
string</span> is empty then it doesn't read or wait for anything, it
simply <span class=send>sends</span> whatever is on the <span class=send>right hand side</span>.</p>
<p>All comparisons are done ignoring case.</p>
<p>If the <span class=send>right hand string</span> is empty ('') then nothing is <span class=send>sent</span>, the
script simply moves onto the next line.</P>
<p>This process is repeated for every line of <tt>chat</tt> script.
<br><br>
<p>This process is repeated for every line of <tt>chat</tt> script.</p>
<li><b><span class=cmd>client</span></b> starts the connection, put the arguments
you would want here if you were starting the client program