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 kermit(1)                                                         kermit(1)
                               HP-UX C-Kermit



 NAME    [Toc]    [Back]
      kermit - C-Kermit 8.0 communications software for serial and network
      connections: modem dialing, file transfer and management, terminal
      connection, character-set translation, numeric and alpha paging, and
      script programming.

 SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]
      kermit [command-file] [options...]

 DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]
      Kermit is a family of file transfer, management, and communication
      software programs from the Kermit Project at Columbia University
      available for most computers and operating systems.  The version of
      Kermit for Hewlett-Packard HP-UX, called C-Kermit, supports both
      serial connections (direct or dialed) and TCP/IP connections.

      C-Kermit can be thought of as a user-friendly and powerful alternative
      to cu, tip, uucp, ftp, telnet, rlogin, expect, and even your shell; a
      single package for both network and serial communications, offering
      automation, convenience, and language features not found in the other
      packages, and having a great deal in common with its cousins, C-Kermit
      on other UNIX platforms, Kermit 95 for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows
      NT and 2000, and OS/2; MS-DOS Kermit for PCs with DOS and Windows 3.x,
      and IBM Mainframe Kermit-370 for VM/CMS, MVS/TSO, and CICS.  C-Kermit
      itself also runs on Digital VMS, Data General AOS/VS, Stratus VOS,
      OS-9, QNX, Plan 9, the Commodore Amiga, and elsewhere.  Together, CKermit,
 Kermit 95, MS-DOS Kermit, and IBM Mainframe Kermit offer a
      consistent and nearly universal approach to inter-computer
      communications.

      C-Kermit 8.0 is Copyright (C) 1985, 2001 by the Trustees of Columbia
      University in the City of New York.  For use and redistribution
      rights, see the C-Kermit COPYING.TXT file or give the C-Kermit
      COPYRIGHT command (summary: no license is required for own use; no
      license is required for distribution with Open Source operating
      systems; a license is required for certain other forms of
      redistribution).

      C-Kermit 8.0 is included with HP-UX by Hewlett-Packard in partnership
      with the Kermit Project at Columbia University.

      C-Kermit 6.0 is thoroughly documented in the book Using C-Kermit by
      Frank da Cruz and Christine M. Gianone, Digital Press, Second Edition,
      1997; see REFERENCES at the end of this manual page.  This manual page
      is not a substitute for the book.  If you are a serious user of CKermit,
 particularly if you plan to write C-Kermit script programs,
      you should purchase the manual.  Book sales are the primary source of
      funding for the nonprofit Kermit Project.

      Any new features added since the most recent edition of the book was
      published are documented in the online file ckermit2.upd until such



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                               HP-UX C-Kermit



      time as the Third Edition of the book is ready.  Hints, tips,
      limitations, restrictions are listed in ckcker.txt (general C-Kermit)
      and ckuker.bwr (UNIX-specific); see FILES below.  Please consult all
      of these references before reporting problems or asking for technical
      support.

      Kermit software is available for hundreds of different computers and
      operating systems from Columbia University.  For best file-transfer
      results, please use C-Kermit in conjunction with real Columbia
      University Kermit software on other computers, such as Kermit 95 for
      Windows 95 and NT or MS-DOS Kermit for DOS 3.x or Windows.  See
      CONTACTS below.

 MODES OF OPERATION    [Toc]    [Back]
      C-Kermit can be used in two "modes": remote and local.  In remote
      mode, you connect to the HP-UX system from a desktop computer and
      transfer files between your desktop computer and HP-UX C-Kermit.  In
      that case, connection establishment (dialing, TELNET connection, etc.)
      is handled by the Kermit program on your desktop computer.

      In local mode, C-Kermit establishes a connection to another computer
      by direct serial connection, by dialing a modem, or by making a
      network connection.  When used in local mode, C-Kermit gives you a
      terminal connection to the remote computer, using your actual
      terminal, emulator, or UNIX workstation terminal window or console
      driver for specific terminal emulation.

      C-Kermit also has two types of commands: the familiar UNIX-style
      command-line options, and an interactive dialog with a prompt.
      Command-line options give you access to a small but useful subset of
      C-Kermit's features for terminal connection and file transfer, plus
      the ability to pipe files into or out of Kermit for transfer.

      Interactive commands give you access to dialing, script programming,
      character-set translation, and, in general, detailed control and
      display, as well as automation, of all C-Kermit's features.
      Interactive commands can also be collected into command files or
      macros.  C-Kermit's command and script language is portable to many
      and diverse platforms.

 STARTING C-KERMIT    [Toc]    [Back]
      You can start C-Kermit by typing /usr/bin/kermit, or just kermit if
      your PATH includes /usr/bin, possibly followed by command-line
      options.  If there are no "action options" on the command line
      (explained below), C-Kermit starts in interactive command mode; you
      will see a greeting message and then the "C-Kermit>" prompt.  If you
      do include action options on the command line, C-Kermit takes the
      indicated actions and then exits directly back to UNIX.  Either way,
      C-Kermit executes the commands in its initialization file,
      /usr/share/lib/kermit/ckermit.ini, before it executes any other
      commands, unless you have included the `-Y' (uppercase) command-line



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                               HP-UX C-Kermit



      option, which means to skip the initialization file, or you have
      included the `-y  filename' option to specify an alternative
      initialization file.

 FILE TRANSFER    [Toc]    [Back]
      Here is the most common scenario for Kermit file transfer.  Many other
      methods are possible, most of them more convenient, but this basic
      method should work in all cases.

           +  Start Kermit on your local computer and establish a connection
              to the remote computer.  If C-Kermit is on your local
              computer, use the sequence SET MODEM TYPE modem-name, SET LINE
              device-name, SET SPEED bits-per-second, and DIAL phone-number
              if you are dialing; SET LINE and SPEED for direct connections;
              SET NETWORK network-type and SET HOST host-name-or-address for
              network connections.

           +  SET any other necessary communication parameters, such as
              PARITY, DUPLEX, and FLOW-CONTROL.

           +  Give the CONNECT command.

           +  Log in to the remote computer.

           +  Start Kermit on the remote computer, give it any desired SET
              commands for file-, communication-, or protocol-related
              parameters.  If you will be transferring binary files, give
              the command SET FILE TYPE BINARY to the Kermit program that
              will be sending them.

           +  To download a file or file group, give the remote Kermit a
              SEND command, following by a filename or "wildcard" file
              specification, for example:

                     send oofa.txt         #  (send one file)
                     send oofa.*           #  (send a group of files)

              To upload a file or files, give the remote Kermit a RECEIVE
              command.  The sending Kermit will tell the receiving Kermit
              the name (and other attributes) of each file.

           +  Escape back to the Kermit program on your local (desktop)
              computer.  If your local computer is running C-Kermit, type
              Ctrl-\c (Control-backslash followed by the letter 'c') (on
              NeXT workstations, use Ctrl-] c).  If MS-DOS or Kermit 95, use
              Alt-x (hold down the Alt key, press 'x').  Now you should see
              your local Kermit program's prompt.

           +  If you will be transferring binary files, give the command SET
              FILE TYPE BINARY to the Kermit program that is sending the
              files.



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                               HP-UX C-Kermit



           +  If you are downloading files, tell the local Kermit program to
              RECEIVE.  If you are uploading, give your local Kermit program
              a SEND command, specifying a filename or wildcard file
              specification.  In other words, tell the remote Kermit program
              what to do first, SEND or RECEIVE, then escape back to the
              local Kermit and give it the opposite command, RECEIVE or
              SEND.

           +  When the transfer is complete, give a CONNECT command.  Now
              you are talking to Kermit on the remote computer again.  Type
              EXIT to get back to the command prompt on the remote computer.
              When you are finished using the remote computer, log out and
              then (if necessary) escape back to Kermit on your local
              computer.  Then you can make another connection or EXIT from
              the local Kermit program.

      Note that other methods can be used to simplify the file-transfer
      process: client/server operation, in which all commands are given to
      the client and passed on automatically to the server, and autodownload
      (and upload), in which the remote Kermit initiates file transfers
      automatically through your terminal emulator.

      The file transfer protocol defaults in C-Kermit 8.0, unlike those for
      earlier releases, favor speed over robustness, on the assumption that
      connections in these times are usually reliable (over TCP/IP and/or
      error-correcting modems with hardware flow control).  If you
      experience file transfer failures, use the CAUTIOUS or ROBUST commands
      to choose more conservative (and therefore slower) protocol settings.
      For fine tuning of performance, you can choose specific packet
      lengths, window sizes, and control-character prefixing strategies as
      explained in Chapter 12 of the manual, Using C-Kermit.

      If you are accessing a remote host where C-Kermit resides via Telnet
      or other connection that is guaranteed reliable from end to end, and
      both Kermits support it (C-Kermit 8.0 does), a new "streaming" form of
      the Kermit protocol is used automatically to give ftp-like speeds (the
      limiting factor being the overhead from the remote Telnet or Rlogin
      server and/or PTY driver).

 OTHER FEATURES    [Toc]    [Back]
      C-Kermit includes features too numerous to be explained in a man page.
      For further information about connection establishment, modem dialing,
      networks, terminal connection, key mapping, logging, file transfer
      options and features, troubleshooting, client/server operation,
      character-set translation during terminal connection and file
      transfer, "raw" up- and downloading of files, macro construction,
      script programming, convenience features, and shortcuts, plus numerous
      tables, examples, and illustrations, please consult Using C-Kermit.

 GETTING HELP    [Toc]    [Back]




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                               HP-UX C-Kermit



      C-Kermit has extensive built-in help.  You can find out what commands
      exist by typing ?  at the C-Kermit> prompt.  You can type HELP at the
      C-Kermit> prompt for "getting-started" message, or HELP followed by
      the name of a particular command for information about that command,
      for example:

           help send
           help set file

      You can type ? anywhere within a command to get brief help about the
      current command field.  You can also type the INTRO command to get a
      brief introduction to C-Kermit, and the MANUAL command to access this
      (or another) manual page.  Finally, you can use the SUPPORT command
      for instructions on obtaining technical support.

 ENTERING COMMANDS    [Toc]    [Back]
      You can use upper or lower case for interactive-mode commands, but
      remember that UNIX filenames are case-sensitive.  You can abbreviate
      commands as long as the abbreviation matches only one possibility.
      While typing a command, you can use the following editing characters:

           Delete, Backspace, or Rubout erases the rightmost character.
           Ctrl-W erases the rightmost "word".
           Ctrl-U erases the current command line.
           Ctrl-R redisplays the current command.
           Ctrl-P recalls a previous command (scrolls back in command
           buffer).
           Ctrl-N scrolls forward in a scrolled-back command buffer.
           Ctrl-C cancels the current command.
           Tab, Esc, or Ctrl-I tries to complete the current keyword or
           filename.
           ? gives help about the current field.

      To enter the command and make it execute, press the Return or Enter
      key.

 BACKSLASH NOTATION    [Toc]    [Back]
      Within an interactive command, the \ character (backslash) is a prefix
      used to enter special quantities, including ordinary characters that
      would otherwise be illegal.  At the end of a line, \ or - (dash) makes
      the next line a continuation of the current line.  Other than that,
      the character following the \ identifies what the special quantity is:

           %                        A user-defined simple (scalar) variable
                                    such as \%a or \%1
           &                        an array reference such as \&a[3]
           $                        an environment variable such as \$(TERM)
           v (or V)                 a built-in variable such as \v(time)
           f (or F)                 a function such as \Fsubstring(\%a,3,2)
           s (or S)                 compact substring notation, macronames,
                                    like \s(foo[3:12])



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                               HP-UX C-Kermit



           :                        compact substring notation, all
                                    variables, like \:(a[3:12])
           d (or D)                 a decimal (base 10) number (1 to 3
                                    digits, 0..255) such as \d27
           o (or O)                 an octal (base 8) number (1 to 3 digits,
                                    0..377) such as \o33
           x (or X)                 a hexadecimal (base 16) number (2
                                    digits, 00..ff) like \x1b
           \                        the backslash character itself
           b (or B)                 the BREAK signal (OUTPUT command only)
           l (or L)                 a Long BREAK signal (OUTPUT only)
           n (or N)                 a NUL (0) character (OUTPUT only)
           a decimal digit          a 1-, 2-, or 3-digit decimal number,
                                    such as \27
           {}                       used for grouping, e.g. \{27}123
           anything else:           following character taken literally.

      Note that numbers turn into the character with that binary code (0-
      255), so you can use \7 for a bell, \13 for carriage return, \10 for
      linefeed.  For example, to have C-Kermit send a BELL to your screen,
      type:

           echo \7

 COMMAND LIST    [Toc]    [Back]
      The commands most commonly used, and important for beginners to know,
      are marked with "*":

    Program Management    [Toc]    [Back]
        BACK                        Return to previous directory.
        BROWSE                      Invoke Web browser.
      * CD                          Change Directory
        CHMOD                       Change permissions of the given file(s)
                                    to the given code, which must be an
                                    octal number such as 664 or 775
        PWD                         Print Working Directory.
        GREP                        Search through the given file or files
                                    for the given character string or
                                    pattern.
        CHECK                       See if the given feature is configured.
        CLOSE                       Close a connection or a log or other
                                    local file.
        COMMENT                     Introduce a full-line comment.
        COPYRIGHT                   Display copyright notice.
        DATE                        Display date and time.
      * EXIT                        Leave the program, return to UNIX.
      * HELP                        Display a help message for a given
                                    command.
      * INTRO                       Print a brief introduction to C-Kermit.
        KERMIT                      Give command-line options at the prompt.




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        LOG                         Open a log file -- debugging, packet,
                                    session, transaction.
        PUSH                        Invoke local system's interactive
                                    command interpreter.
        QUIT                        Synonym for EXIT.
        REDO                        Re-execute a previous command.
        RUN                         Run a program or system command.
        SET COMMAND                 Command-related parameters: bytesize,
                                    recall buffer size.
        SET PROMPT                  The C-Kermit programs' interactive
                                    command prompt.
        SET EXIT                    Items related to C-Kermit's action upon
                                    exit or SET LINE/HOST.
        SHOW EXIT                   Display SET EXIT parameters.
        SHOW FEATURES               Show features that C-Kermit was built
                                    with.
        SHOW VERSIONS               Show version numbers of each source
                                    module.
        SUPPORT                     Find out how to get technical support.
        SUSPEND                     Suspend Kermit (use only if shell
                                    supports job control!).
      * SHOW                        Display values of SET parameters.
      * TAKE                        Execute commands from a file.
        VERSION                     Display the C-Kermit program version
                                    number.
        Z                           Synonym for SUSPEND.
      * Ctrl-C                      Interrupt a C-Kermit command in
                                    progress.
        Ctrl-Z                      Synonym for SUSPEND.
        ; or #                      Introduce a full-line or trailing
                                    comment.
        ! or @                      Synonym for RUN.
        <                           Synonym for REDIRECT.

    Connection Establishment and Release:
      * DIAL                        Dial a telephone number.
        PDIAL                       Partially dial a telephone number.
      * LOOKUP                      Lookup a phone number, test dialing
                                    rules.
        ANSWER                      Wait for a phone call and answer it when
                                    it comes.
      * HANGUP                      Hang up the phone or network connection.
        EIGHTBIT                    Shortcut to set all i/o to 8 bits.
        PAD                         Command for X.25 PAD (SunOS / Solaris /
                                    VOS only).
        PING                        Check status of remote TCP/IP host.
        REDIAL                      Dial the most recently DIALed number
                                    again.
        LOG CONNECTIONS             Keep a record of each connection.
        REDIRECT                    Redirect standard i/o of command to
                                    communication connection.



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                               HP-UX C-Kermit



        PIPE                        Make a connection through an external
                                    command or program.
        SET CARRIER                 Treatment of carrier on terminal
                                    connections.
      * SET DIAL                    Parameters related to modem dialing.
      * SET FLOW                    Communication line flow control: AUTO,
                                    RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF, etc.
      * SET HOST                    Specify remote network host name or
                                    address.
      * SET LINE                    Specify serial communication device
                                    name, like /dev/cul0p0.
        SET PORT                    Synonym for SET LINE.
      * SET MODEM TYPE              Specify type of modem on SET LINE
                                    device, like USR.
      * SET NETWORK                 Network type, X.25 (SunOS / Solaris /
                                    VOS only) or TCP/IP.
        SET TCP                     Specify TCP protocol options (advanced).
        SET TELNET                  Specify TELNET protocol options.
        SET X.25                    Specify X.25 connection parameters
                                    (SunOS / Solaris / VOS only).
        SET PAD                     X.25 X.3 PAD parameters (SunOS / Solaris
                                    / VOS only).
      * SET PARITY                  Character parity (none, even, etc.) for
                                    communications.
      * SET SPEED                   Serial communication device speed, e.g.
                                    2400, 9600, 57600.
        SET SERIAL                  Set serial communications data size,
                                    parity, stop bits.
        SET STOP-BITS               Set serial communications stop bits.
        SHOW COMM                   Display all communications settings.
        SHOW CONN                   Display info about current connection.
        SHOW DIAL                   Display SET DIAL values.
        SHOW MODEM                  Display modem type, signals, etc.
        SHOW NETWORK                Display network-related items.
      * TELNET                      = SET NETWORK TCP/IP, SET HOST ...,
                                    CONNECT.
        RLOGIN                      Makes an RLOGIN connection (requires
                                    privilege).
        TELOPT                      Send a TELNET option negotiation
                                    (advanced).
        CLOSE                       Close the current connection.

    Terminal Connection    [Toc]    [Back]
      * C                           Special abbreviation for CONNECT.
      * CONNECT                     Establish a terminal connection to a
                                    remote computer.
        LOG SESSION                 Record terminal session.
        SET COMMAND                 Bytesize between C-Kermit and your
                                    keyboard and screen.
      * SET DUPLEX                  Specify which side echoes during
                                    CONNECT.



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        SET ESCAPE                  Prefix for "escape commands" during
                                    CONNECT.
        SET KEY                     Key redefinitions in CONNECT mode.
        SET TERMINAL                Terminal connection items: bytesize,
                                    character-set, echo, etc.
        SHOW ESCAPE                 Display current CONNECT-mode escape
                                    character.
        SHOW KEY                    Display keycode and assigned value or
                                    macro.
        SHOW TERMINAL               Display SET TERMINAL items.
      * Ctrl-\                      CONNECT-mode escape character, followed
                                    by another character:
                                              C to return to C-Kermit>
                                              prompt.
                                              B to send BREAK signal.
                                              ? to see other options.

    File Transfer    [Toc]    [Back]
        ADD SEND-LIST               Add a file specification to the SENDLIST.

        ADD BINARY-PATTERNS         Add a pattern to the binary file pattern
                                    list.
        ADD TEXT-PATTERNS           Add a pattern to the text file pattern
                                    list.
        ASSOCIATE                   A file character-set with a transfer
                                    character-set.
        LOG SESSION                 Download a file with no error checking.
      * SEND                        Send a file or files.
        MSEND                       Multiple SEND - accepts a list of files,
                                    separated by spaces.
        MOVE                        SEND and then delete source file(s) if
                                    successful.
        MMOVE                       Multiple MOVE - accepts a list of files,
                                    separated by spaces.
        MAIL                        SEND a file to other Kermit, to be
                                    delivered as e-mail.
        RESEND                      Continue a incomplete SEND.
        PSEND                       Send part of a file.
      * RECEIVE                     Passively wait for files to arrive from
                                    other Kermit.
      * R                           Special abbreviation for RECEIVE.
      * S                           Special abbreviation for SEND.
        GET                         Ask server to send the specified
                                    file(s).
        MGET                        Like GET but accepts a list of files.
        REGET                       Continue a incomplete download from a
                                    server.
        G                           Special abbreviation for GET.
        FAST                        Shortcut for fast file-transfer
                                    settings.




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        CAUTIOUS                    Shortcut for medium file-transfer
                                    settings.
        ROBUST                      Shortcut for conservative file-transfer
                                    settings.
        SET ATTRIB                  Control transmission of file attributes.
      * SET BLOCK                   Choose error-checking level, 1, 2, or 3.
        SET BUFFERS                 Size of send and receive packet buffers.
        SET PREFIX                  Which control characters to "unprefix"
                                    during file transfer.
        SET DELAY                   How long to wait before sending first
                                    packet.
        SET DESTINATION             DISK, PRINTER, or SCREEN for incoming
                                    files.
      * SET FILE                    Transfer mode (type), character-set,
                                    collision action, etc.
      * SET RECEIVE                 Parameters for inbound packets: packetlength,
 etc.
        SET REPEAT                  Repeat-count compression parameters.
        SET RETRY                   Packet retransmission limit.
        SET SEND                    Parameters for outbound packets: length,
                                    etc.
        SET HANDSHAKE               Communication line half-duplex packet
                                    turnaround character.
        SET LANGUAGE                Enable language-specific character-set
                                    translations.
        PATTERNS                    Turn off filename-pattern-based
                                    text/binary mode switching.
        SET SESSION-LOG             File type for session log, text or
                                    binary.
        SET TRANSFER                File transfer parameters: character-set,
                                    display, etc.
        SET TRANSMIT                Control aspects of TRANSMIT command
                                    execution.
        SET UNKNOWN                 Specify handling of unknown character
                                    sets.
      * SET WINDOW                  File transfer packet window size, 1-31.
        SHOW ATTRIB                 Display SET ATTRIBUTE values.
        SHOW CONTROL                Display control-character prefixing map.
      * SHOW FILE                   Display file-related settings.
        SHOW PROTOCOL               Display protocol-related settings.
        SHOW LANGUAGE               Display language-related settings.
        SHOW TRANSMIT               Display SET TRANSMIT values.
      * STATISTICS                  Display statistics about most recent
                                    file transfer.
        TRANSMIT                    Send a file with no error checking.
        XMIT                        Synonym for TRANSMIT.

    SEND Command switches    [Toc]    [Back]
        /AS-NAME:                   Name to send file under.
        /AFTER:                     Send files modified after date-time.




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        /BEFORE:                    Send files modified before date-time.
        /BINARY                     Send in binary mode.
        /COMMAND                    Send from standard output of a command.
        /DELETE                     Delete file after successfully sending.
        /EXCEPT:                    Don't send files whose names match given
                                    pattern(s).
        /FILTER:                    Pass file contents through given filter
                                    program.
        /FILENAMES:                 Specify how to send filenames.
        /LARGER-THAN:               Send files larger than given size.
        /LIST:                      Send files whose names are listed in
                                    given file.
        /MAIL:                      Send file(s) as e-mail to given address.
        /MOVE-TO:                   Move source file to given directory
                                    after successfully sending.
        /NOT-AFTER:                 Send files modified not after given
                                    date-time.
        /NOT-BEFORE:                Send files modified not before given
                                    date-time.
        /PATHNAMES:                 Specify how to send pathnames.
        /PRINT:                     Send files to be printed.
        /PROTOCOL:                  Send files using given protocol.
        /QUIET                      Don't display file-transfer progress.
        /RECOVER                    Recover interrupted transfer from point
                                    of failure.
        /RECURSIVE                  Send a directory tree.
        /RENAME-TO:                 Rename files as specified after
                                    successfully sending.
        /SMALLER-THAN:              Send files smaller than given size.
        /STARTING-AT:               Send file starting at given byte number.
        /SUBJECT:                   Subject for SEND /MAIL.
        /TEXT                       Send in text mode.

    GET and RECEIVE Command switches    [Toc]    [Back]
        /AS-NAME:                   Store incoming file under given name.
        /BINARY                     Receive in binary mode if transfer mode
                                    not specified.
        /COMMAND:                   Send incoming file data to given
                                    command.
        /EXCEPT:                    Don't accept incoming files whose names
                                    match.
        /FILENAMES:                 How to treat incoming file names.
        /FILTER:                    Filter program for incoming file data.
        /MOVE-TO:                   Where to move a file after successful
                                    receipt.
        /PATHNAMES:                 How to treat incoming path names.
        /PROTOCOL:                  Protocol to use for receiving (RECEIVE
                                    only).
        /RENAME-TO:                 New name for file after successful
                                    receipt.




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        /QUIET:                     Suppress file-transfer display.
        /TEXT                       Receive in text mode if transfer mode
                                    not specified.

    Switches only for GET    [Toc]    [Back]
        /DELETE                     Tells server to delete each file after
                                    successful transmission.
        /RECOVER                    Resume interrupted file transfer from
                                    point of failure.
        /RECURSIVE                  Tells server to send a directory tree.

    File Management    [Toc]    [Back]
      * CD                          Change Directory.
      * PWD                         Display current working directory.
        COPY                        Copy a file.
      * DELETE                      Delete a file or files.
      * DIRECTORY                   Display a directory listing.
        EDIT                        Edit a file.
        MKDIR                       Create a directory.
        PRINT                       Print a local file on a local printer.
        PURGE                       Remove backup files.
        RENAME                      Change the name of a local file.
        RMDIR                       Remove a directory.
        SET ROOT                    Set the root for file access to the
                                    given directory and disable access to
                                    system and shell commands and external
                                    programs.
        SET PRINTER                 Choose printer device.
        SPACE                       Display current disk space usage.
        SHOW CHARACTER-SETS         Display character-set translation info.
        TRANSLATE                   Translate a local file's character set.
        TYPE                        Display a file on the screen.
        TYPE /PAGE                  Display a file on the screen, pausing
                                    after each screenful.
        XLATE                       Synonym for TRANSLATE.

    Client/Server Operation
        BYE                         Terminate a remote Kermit server and log
                                    out its job.
        DISABLE                     Disallow access to selected features
                                    during server operation.
        E-PACKET                    Send an Error packet.
        ENABLE                      Allow access to selected features during
                                    server operation.
        FINISH                      Instruct a remote Kermit server to exit,
                                    but not log out.
        G                           Special abbreviation for GET.
        GET                         Get files from a remote Kermit server.
        QUERY                       (Same as REMOTE QUERY)
        RETRIEVE                    Like GET but server deletes files after.




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        REMOTE xxx                  Command for server, can be redirected
                                    with > or |.
        REMOTE ASSIGN               (RASG) Assign a variable.
        REMOTE CD                   (RCD) Tell remote Kermit server to
                                    change its directory.
        REMOTE COPY                 (RCOPY) Tell server to copy a file.
        REMOTE DELETE               (RDEL) Tell server to delete a file.
        REMOTE DIR                  (RDIR) Ask server for a directory
                                    listing.
        REMOTE EXIT                 (REXIT) Ask the server program to exit.
        REMOTE HELP                 (RHELP) Ask server to send a help
                                    message.
        REMOTE HOST                 (RHOST) Ask server to ask its host to
                                    execute a command.
        REMOTE KERMIT               (RKER) Send an interactive Kermit
                                    command to the server.
        REMOTE LOGIN                Authenticate yourself to a remote Kermit
                                    server.
        REMOTE LOGOUT               Log out from a Kermit server previously
                                    LOGIN'd to.
        REMOTE MKDIR                (RMKDIR) Tell the server to create a
                                    directory.
        REMOTE PRINT                (RPRINT) Print a local file on the
                                    server's printer.
        REMOTE PWD                  (RPWD) Ask server to reveal its current
                                    (working) directory.
        REMOTE QUERY                (RQUERY) Get value of a variable.
        REMOTE RENAME               (RRENAME) Tell server to rename a file.
        REMOTE RMDIR                (RRMDIR) Tell server to remove a
                                    directory.
        REMOTE SET                  Send a SET command to a remote server.
        REMOTE SPACE                Ask server how much disk space it has
                                    left.
        REMOTE TYPE                 Ask server to display a file on your
                                    screen.
        REMOTE WHO                  Ask server for a "who" or "finger"
                                    listing.
        SERVER                      Be a Kermit server.
        SET SERVER                  Parameters for server operation.
        SHOW SERVER                 Show SET SERVER, ENABLE/DISABLE items.

    Script programming    [Toc]    [Back]
        ASK                         Prompt the user, store user's reply in a
                                    variable.
        ASKQ                        Like ASK, but does not echo (useful for
                                    passwords).
        ASSERT                      Evaluate condition and set
                                    SUCCESS/FAILURE accordingly.
        ASSIGN                      Assign an evaluated string to a variable
                                    or macro.




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        CLEAR                       Clear communication device input buffer
                                    or other item.
        CLOSE                       Close the connection, or a log or other
                                    file.
        DECLARE                     Declare an array.
        DECREMENT                   Subtract one (or other number) from a
                                    variable.
        DEFINE                      Define a variable or macro.
        DO                          Execute a macro ("DO" can be omitted).
        ECHO                        Display text on the screen.
        ELSE                        Used with IF.
        END                         A command file or macro.
        EVALUATE                    An arithmetic expression.
        FAIL                        Set FAILURE.
        FOPEN                       Open a local file.
        FREAD                       Read from a file opened with FOPEN.
        FWRITE                      Write to an FOPEN'd file.
        FSEEK                       Seeks to given position in FOPEN'd file.
        FCLOSE                      Close an FOPEN'd file.
        FOR                         Execute commands repeatedly in a counted
                                    loop.
        FORWARD                     GOTO in the forward direction only.
        GETC                        Issue a prompt, get one character from
                                    keyboard.
        GETOK                       Ask question, get Yes or No answer, set
                                    SUCCESS or FAILURE.
        GOTO                        Go to a labeled command in a command
                                    file or macro.
        IF                          Conditionally execute the following
                                    command.
        INCREMENT                   Add one (or other number) to a variable.
        INPUT                       Match characters from another computer
                                    against a given text.
        LOCAL                       Declares local variables in a macro.
        MINPUT                      Like INPUT, but allows several match
                                    strings.
        MSLEEP                      Sleep for given number of milliseconds.
        OPEN                        Open a local file for reading or
                                    writing.
        OUTPUT                      Send text to another computer.
        O                           Special abbreviation for OUTPUT.
        PAUSE                       Do nothing for a given number of
                                    seconds.
        READ                        Read a line from a local file into a
                                    variable.
        REINPUT                     Reexamine text previously received from
                                    another computer.
        RETURN                      Return from a user-defined function.
        SCREEN                      Screen operations - clear, position
                                    cursor, etc.




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        SCRIPT                      Execute a UUCP-style login script.
        SET ALARM                   Set a timer to be used with IF ALARM;
                                    SHOW ALARM shows it.
        SET CASE                    Treatment of alphabetic case in string
                                    comparisons.
        SET COMMAND                 QUOTING turns on/off interpretation of
                                    backslash notation.
        SET COUNT                   For counted loops.
        SET INPUT                   Control behavior of INPUT command.
        SET MACRO                   Control aspects of macro execution.
        SET TAKE                    Control aspects of TAKE file execution.
        SHIFT                       Shift macro arguments left the given
                                    number of places.
        SHOW ARGUMENTS              Display arguments to current macro.
        SHOW ARRAYS                 Display information about active arrays.
        SHOW COUNT                  Display current COUNT value.
        SHOW FUNCTIONS              List names of available \f() functions.
        SHOW GLOBALS                List defined global variables \%a..\%z.
        SHOW MACROS                 List one or more macro definitions.
        SHOW SCRIPTS                Show script-related settings.
        SHOW VARIABLES              Display values all \v() variables.
        SLEEP                       Sleep for given number of seconds.
        SORT                        Sort an array (many options).
        STATUS                      Show SUCCESS or FAILURE of previous
                                    command.
        STOP                        Stop executing macro or command file,
                                    return to prompt.
        SUCCEED                     Set SUCCESS.
        SWITCH                      Execute selected command(s) based on
                                    value of variable.
        TAKE                        Execute commands from a file.
        UNDEFINE                    Undefine a variable.
        WAIT                        Wait for the specified modem signals.
        WHILE                       Execute commands repeatedly while a
                                    condition is true.
        WRITE                       Write material to a local file.
        WRITE-LINE                  Write a line (record) to a local file.
        WRITELN                     Synonym for WRITE-LINE.
        XECHO                       Like ECHO but no CRLF at end.
        XIF                         Extended IF command.

 BUILT-IN VARIABLES    [Toc]    [Back]
      Built-in variables are referred to by \v(name), can be used in any
      command, usually used in script programming.  They cannot be changed.
      Type SHOW VARIABLES for a current list.

        \v(argc)                    Number of arguments in current macro
        \v(args)                    Number of program command-line arguments
        \v(blockcheck)              Current SET BLOCK-CHECK type
        \v(browser)                 Current Web browser




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        \v(browsopts)               Current Web browser options
        \v(browsurl)                Most recent Web browser site (URL)
        \v(byteorder)               Hardware byte order
        \v(charset)                 Current file character-set
        \v(cmdbufsize)              Size of command buffer
        \v(cmdfile)                 Name of current command file, if any
        \v(cmdlevel)                Current command level
        \v(cmdsource)               Where command are currently coming from,
                                    macro, file, etc.
        \v(cols)                    Number of screen columns
        \v(connection)              Connection type: serial, tcp/ip, etc.
        \v(count)                   Current COUNT value
        \v(cps)                     Speed of most recent file transfer in
                                    chars per second
        \v(cpu)                     CPU type C-Kermit was built for
        \v(crc16)                   16-bit CRC of most recent file transfer
        \v(ctty)                    Device name of controlling terminal
        \v(d$ac)                    SET DIAL AREA-CODE value
        \v(d$cc)                    SET DIAL COUNTRY-CODE value
        \v(d$ip)                    SET DIAL INTL-PREFIX value
        \v(d$lc)                    SET DIAL LD-PREFIX value
        \v(d$px)                    SET DIAL PBX-EXCHANGE value
        \v(date)                    Date as 8 Feb 1993
        \v(day)                     Day of week
        \v(dialcount)               Current value of DIAL retry counter
        \v(dialnumber)              Phone number most recently dialed
        \v(dialresult)              Most recent dial result message or code
                                    from modem
        \v(dialstatus)              Return code from DIAL command (0 = OK,
                                    22 = BUSY, etc)
        \v(dialsuffix)              Current SET DIAL SUFFIX value
        \v(dialtype)                Code for type of call most recently
                                    placed
        \v(directory)               Current/default directory
        \v(download)                Current download directory if any
        \v(editor)                  Your preferred editor
        \v(editfile)                File most recently edited
        \v(editopts)                Options for editor
        \v(errno)                   Current "errno" (system error number)
                                    value
        \v(errstring)               Error message string associated with
                                    errno
        \v(escape)                  Decimal ASCII value of CONNECT-mode
                                    escape character
        \v(evaluate)                Result of most recent EVALUATE command
        \v(exitstatus)              Current EXIT status (0 = good, nonzero =
                                    something failed)
        \v(filename)                Name of file currently being transferred
        \v(filenumber)              Number of file currently being
                                    transferred (1 = first, etc)




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        \v(filespec)                Filespec given in most recent
                                    SEND/RECEIVE/GET command
        \v(fsize)                   Size of file most recently transferred
        \v(ftype)                   SET FILE TYPE value (text, binary)
        \v(herald)                  C-Kermit's program herald
        \v(home)                    Home directory
        \v(host)                    Computer host name (computer where CKermit
 is running)
        \v(hwparity)                SET PARITY HARDWARE setting (if any)
        \v(input)                   Current INPUT buffer contents
        \v(inchar)                  Character most recently INPUT
        \v(incount)                 How many characters arrived during last
                                    INPUT
        \v(inidir)                  Directory where initialization file was
                                    found
        \v(inmatch)                 [M]INPUT material that matched given
                                    \fpattern().
        \v(instatus)                Status of most recent INPUT command
        \v(intime)                  How long it took most recent INPUT to
                                    succeed (msec)
        \v(inwait)                  Most recent [M]INPUT time limit
        \v(ipaddress)               IP address of C-Kermit's computer if
                                    known
        \v(kbchar)                  Keyboard character that interrupted
                                    PAUSE, INPUT, etc.
        \v(line)                    Current communications device, set by
                                    LINE or HOST
        \v(local)                   0 if in remote mode, 1 if in local mode
        \v(lockdir)                 UUCP lockfile directory on this platform
        \v(lockpid)                 Process ID found in lockfile when port
                                    is in use
        \v(maclevel)                Current macro stack level
        \v(macro)                   Name of currently executing macro, if
                                    any
        \v(math_e)                  Floating-point constant e
        \v(math_pi)                 Floating-point constant pi
        \v(math_precision)          Floating point number precision (digits)
        \v(minput)                  Result of most recent MINPUT command
        \v(model)                   Computer hardware model if known
        \v(modem)                   Current modem type
        \v(m_aa_off)                Modem command to turn autoanswer off
        \v(m_aa_on)                 Modem command to turn autoanswer on
        \v(m_xxxxx)                 (many other modem commands)
        \v(m_sig_xx)                Value of modem signal xx
        \v(name)                    Name by which C-Kermit was called
                                    (kermit, wermit, etc)
        \v(ndate)                   Current date as 19930208 (yyyymmdd)
        \v(nday)                    Numeric day of week (0 = Sunday)
        \v(newline)                 System-independent newline character or
                                    sequence




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        \v(ntime)                   Current local time in seconds since
                                    midnight (noon = 43200)
        \v(osname)                  Operating System name
        \v(osrelease)               Operating System release
        \v(osversion)               Operating System version
        \v(packetlen)               Current SET RECEIVE PACKET-LENGTH value
        \v(parity)                  Current parity setting
        \v(pexitstat)               Exit status of most recently forked
                                    process
        \v(pid)                     C-Kermit's process ID
        \v(platform)                Specific machine and/or operating system
        \v(program)                 Name of this program ("C-Kermit")
        \v(protocol)                Currently selected file transfer
                                    protocol
        \v(p_8bit)                  Current 8th-bit prefix (Kermit protocol)
        \v(p_ctl)                   Current control-character prefix (Kermit
                                    protocol)
        \v(p_rpt)                   Current repeat-count prefix (Kermit
                                    protocol)
        \v(query)                   Result of most recent REMOTE QUERY
                                    command
        \v(return)                  Most recent RETURN value
        \v(rows)                    Number of rows on the terminal screen
        \v(sendlist)                Number of entries in SEND-LIST
        \v(serial)                  Serial port settings in 8N1 format
        \v(speed)                   Current speed, if known, or "unknown"
        \v(startup)                 Current directory when C-Kermit was
                                    started
        \v(status)                  0 or 1 (SUCCESS or FAILURE of previous
                                    command)
        \v(sysid)                   Code for platform ID of C-Kermit's
                                    computer (U1=UNIX)
        \v(system)                  UNIX (name of operating system family)
        \v(terminal)                Terminal type
        \v(test)                    C-Kermit test version, if any (e.g.
                                    Beta.10)
        \v(textdir)                 Where C-Kermit thinks its text files are
        \v(tfsize)                  Total size of file group most recently
                                    transferred
        \v(time)                    Time as 13:45:23 (hh:mm:ss)
        \v(tmpdir)                  Temporary directory
        \v(trigger)                 Most recent string to trigger return
                                    from CONNECT
        \v(ttyfd)                   File descriptor of current communication
                                    device
        \v(ty_xx)                   Used internally by TYPE
        \v(userid)                  User ID of person running C-Kermit
        \v(version)                 Numeric version of Kermit

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