#!/usr/bin/expect -f

#

log_user 0

set timeout -1

spawn telnet 10.0.0.1

match_max 100000

expect "login: "

send -- "root\r"

expect "Password: "

send -- "PASSWORD\r"

expect "#"

send -- "cat /file_to_read\r"

log_file -a /tmp/file_to_read

sleep 1

send -- "exit\r"

expect eof

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