expect + TCL problem with send on underscore character

From: EP (e.prattico_at_saq.qc.ca)
Date: 02/26/04 

Date: 26 Feb 2004 08:44:27 -0800

Hi,

I have an expect script which does a send of a command to remote
server using ssh. When I send a command with the underscore character,
the command gets executed correctly but the echo to the scrren gets a
messed up before the underscore.

Here is the line in my expect script: send -- "/usr/local/bin/run_cmd
start"

Here is the output: user@hostname$ /usr/local/bin/run _cmd start

You see the hex character before the underscore character if the
script is run through a CGI and sent to a browser or run in an xterm
with results going to a file. VI'ing the file will show the hex
character.

Version info:
tcl-8.3.3-8
tk-8.3.3-8
expect-5.34-8

I also tried the same script with expect-5.40 and got the same
results.

Thanks.
EP

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