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
	[email protected]. Developers are welcome.

THANKS TO
	Adrian Ho
	Aleksey Kozlov <[email protected]>
	Alexey Rudometov <[email protected]>
	Alex Slyotov <[email protected]>
	Bernd Schuller
	David Hofstee <[email protected]>
	Dennis Schridde
	Dmitry S. Vlasov <[email protected]>
	Elisender <[email protected]>
	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 <[email protected]>
	Ralf Winkel
	Roman Gorohov <[email protected]>
	sdio <sdio4lor @ gmail.com>
	Sergey Mironov https://sourceforge.net/u/ierton/profile
	Sergey Redin <[email protected]>
	Sergey V <[email protected]>
	Sergey Yaroshevsky <[email protected]>
	usman[at]usmans.info
	Sylvain DEGUT <[email protected]>
	Vincenzo Maggio <[email protected]>
	Waldemar Brodkorb <[email protected]>
	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 <[email protected]>