File	Date	Author	Commit
examples	7 days ago	Mikhail Zakharov	[5f2b7c] 0.6.23d
CHANGELOG	7 days ago	Mikhail Zakharov	[5f2b7c] 0.6.23d
COPYRIGHT	2025-08-08	Mikhail Zakharov	[bb26b0] Fix: `empty: Data stream is empty. Keyphrase wa...
Makefile	2022-12-31	Mikhail Zakharov	[48078f] 0.6.23b
README.txt	7 days ago	Mikhail Zakharov	[5f2b7c] 0.6.23d
README_CYGWIN	7 days ago	Mikhail Zakharov	[5f2b7c] 0.6.23d
empty.1	2023-12-09	Mikhail Zakharov	[3e1ba3] man-page minor tweaks
empty.c	7 days ago	Mikhail Zakharov	[5f2b7c] 0.6.23d

Read Me

empty-0.6.23d -- run applications under pseudo-terminal (PTY) sessions and
replace TCL/Expect with a simple tool under your favourite shell

INSTALLATION
	for all known *BSD systems and Linux run:
		make all
		make install clean

	on all other *UNIX try:
		    make `uname -s` install clean
		or
		    make `uname -s`-gcc install clean

	This will compile and place empty under /usr/local tree.

	Empty was successfully compiled and tested on:
		* FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, macOS
		* Linux kernels (32 and 64bits)
		* SCO UnixWare 7.1.1, OpenUnix 8.0.0
		* Oracle/SUN Solaris
		* IBM AIX
		* HP-UX 11.00, 11.11, 11.23 (pa-risc, itanium)
		* Cygwin DLL-1.5.19-4 (Experimental, see README.CYGW IN)
		* OSF1 4.0, 5.1

USAGE
	See empty(1) manual and samples under examples/ directory.


BUGS
	Please, send all your reports, patches and suggestions to
	zmey20000@yahoo.com. Developers are welcome.

THANKS TO
	Adrian Ho
	Aleksey Kozlov <avtolik@newmail.ru>
	Alexey Rudometov <rudometov@u-systems.ru>
	Alex Slyotov <aslyotov@gmail.com>
	Bernd Schuller
	David Hofstee <davidh@blinker.nl>
	Dennis Schridde
	Dmitry S. Vlasov <vlasov@quantum.ru>
	Elisender <allex_9@ngs.ru>
	James Le Cuirot https://sourceforge.net/u/jerseychewi/profile
	Jay McConnell https://sourceforge.net/u/mccjay/profile
	Jérôme https://sourceforge.net/u/zizoujh/profile
	Joe https://github.com/exekutive
	Lang Qiu <qiulang@gmail.com>
	Ralf Winkel
	Roman Gorohov <idle@idle.org.ru>
	sdio <sdio4lor @ gmail.com>
	Sergey Mironov https://sourceforge.net/u/ierton/profile
	Sergey Redin <sergey@redin.info>
	Sergey V <flexdsl@mail.ru>
	Sergey Yaroshevsky <astraserg@proc.ru>
	usman[at]usmans.info
	Sylvain DEGUT <sylvain.degut@neuf.fr>
	Vincenzo Maggio <vince.maggio@gmail.com>
	Waldemar Brodkorb <wbx@openadk.org>
	zemleroi https://sourceforge.net/u/zemleroi/profile

	I express deep gratitude to Hewlett Packard AO Russia and personally to
	Denis Karzhavin and Andrew Kuchinsky for C110 (9000/777) workstation
	where HP-UX port was created.

August, 11, 2025
Mikhail Zakharov <zmey20000@yahoo.com>