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3.9 KiB
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130 lines
3.9 KiB
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.so mnx.mac
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.TH KERMIT 1x
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.CD "kermit \(en transfer a file using the kermit protocol"
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.SX "kermit"
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.FL "\fR(many)"
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.EY "kermit" "Start kermit"
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.PP
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This is a slightly lobotomized \fIkermit\fR.
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The help command, the script facility, and the automatic dial support
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have been removed.
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The ? and ESC commands still work, so there is still reasonable built-in help.
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The only V7 \fIkermit\fR feature that does not work is the ability to see
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whether there are input characters waiting. This means that you will not
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be able to ask for status during a file transfer (though
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this is not critical, because \fIkermit\fR prints a dot every so often and
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other special characters whenever there is an error or timeout).
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.PP
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Start \fIkermit\fR, and then type the following to open a 2400 baud session,
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for example:
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.HS
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.nf
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.Cx "set line /dev/tty1"
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.Cx "set speed 2400"
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.Cx "connect"
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.HS
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.fi
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(It is more convenient if you put these commands in \fI.kermrc\fR in your
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home directory, so that they get done automatically whenever you
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run \fIkermit\fR.) This will connect you to the modem or whatever on
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the serial port. Now log into the other system.
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.PP
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When you want to transfer files, run \fIkermit\fR on the other system.
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To it, type
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.HS
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.Cx "server"
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.HS
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This puts its \fIkermit\fR into a sort of \*(OQslave mode\*(CQ where it expects
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commands from the \fIkermit\fR running on your \s-2MINIX\s0 system. Now come back
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to the command level on \s-2MINIX\s0 \fIkermit\fR, by typing the escape character
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followed by \fIc\fR. (\fIKermit\fR will tell you
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the current escape character when
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you do the connect command.) At this point you can issue various
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commands.
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Your \fIkermit\fR will coordinate things with \fIkermit\fR on the other
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machine so that you only have to type commands at one end. Common
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commands are
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.HS
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.Cx "get \fI\s+2filename\fP\s0"
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.br
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.Cx "put \fI\s+2filename\fP\s0"
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.br
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.Cx "remote \fI\s+2dir\fP\s0"
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.HS
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\fRFilenames can include wildcards. By default, \fIkermit\fR works in a
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system-independent, text mode. (In effect it assumes that the
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whole world is \s-2MS-DOS\s0 and converts end of line and file names
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accordingly.) To send binary files, you will want to type
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.HS
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.Cx "set file type bin"
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.HS
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on both ends before starting any transfers. This disables
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CR LF to newline conversion. If both of your systems are some
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flavor of \s-2UNIX\s0, you might as well put this in \fI.kermrc\fR on both
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ends and run in binary mode all the time. Also, if both systems
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are \s-2UNIX\s0 it is recommended that you use
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.HS
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.Cx "set file name lit"
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.HS
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on both ends. This causes it to keep file names unchanged,
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rather than mapping to legal \s-2MS-DOS\s0 names.
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.PP
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Here is a typical \fI.kermrc\fR for use on
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.MX :
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.HS
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.nf
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.Cx "set line /dev/tty1"
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.Cx "set speed 1200"
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.Cx "set esc 29"
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.Cx "set file type bin"
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.Cx "set file name lit"
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.Cx "set retry 90"
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.Cx "set prompt MINIX kermit>"
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.Cx "connect"
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.fi
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.PP
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On the other end of the line, for example, the host at your local computer
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center to which you want to transfer files, a typical profile might be:
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.HS
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.nf
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.Cx "set rec packet 1000"
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.Cx "set fil name lit"
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.Cx "set fil type bin"
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.Cx "server"
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.fi
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.HS
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.PP
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\fIKermit\fR has many other options and features. For a pleasant and
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highly readable description of it, see the following book:
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.HS
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.in +0.25i
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.nf
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Title: Kermit: A File Transfer Protocol
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Author: Frank da Cruz
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Publisher: Digital Press
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Date: 1987
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ISBN: 0-932376-88
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.fi
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.in -0.25i
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.HS
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.PP
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For information about recent \fIkermit\fR developments, versions for other
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systems, and so forth, please contact:
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.nf
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.HS
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.in +0.25i
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Christine M. Gianone
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Manager, Kermit Development and Distribution
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University Center for Computing Activities
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Columbia University
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612 West 115th Street
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New York, N.Y. 10025
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.in -0.25i
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.HS
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.fi
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Over 400 versions of \fIkermit\fR are available, so it is likely there is one
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for any computer your
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.MX
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system might want to talk to.
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Columbia University also publishes a newsletter about \fIkermit\fR that can be
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requested from the above address.
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