remote - remote host description file
The systems known by tip(1) and their attributes are stored
in an ASCII
file which is structured somewhat like the termcap(5) file.
Each line in
the file provides a description for a single remote host.
Fields are
separated by a colon (`:'). Lines ending with a ``'' character immediately
followed by a newline are continued on the next line.
The first entry is the name(s) of the host system. If there
is more than
one name for a system, the names are separated by vertical
bars (`|').
After the name of the system comes the fields of the description. A
field name followed by an equal sign (`=') indicates a
string value follows.
A field name followed by a pound sign (`#') indicates
a following
numeric value.
Entries named ``tip*'' are used as default entries by tip(1)
as follows.
When tip(1) is invoked with only a baud rate, it looks for
an entry of
the form ``tip<baud rate>''. E.g. tip -300 will cause
tip(1) to look
for the system tip300.
Capabilities are either strings (str), numbers (num), or
boolean flags
(bool). A string capability is specified by
capability=value; for example,
``dv=/dev/harris''. A numeric capability is specified
by
capability#value; for example, ``xa#99''. A boolean capability is specified
by simply listing the capability.
at (str) Auto call unit type.
be (bool) Initialize the tip(1) variable ``beautify''
to on, so that
non-printable characters will be discarded when
scripting.
br (num) The baud rate used in establishing a connection to the remote
host. This is a decimal number. The default
baud rate is
300 baud.
cm (str) An initial connection message to be sent to
the remote
host. For example, if a host is reached through
port selector,
this might be set to the appropriate sequence required to switch
to the host.
cu (str) Call unit if making a phone call. Default is
the same as
the dv field.
dc (bool) This host is directly connected, and tip(1)
should not expect
carrier detect to be high, nor should it exit
if carrier detect
drops.
di (str) Disconnect message sent to the host when a
disconnect is
requested by the user.
du (bool) This host is on a dial-up line.
dv (str) UNIX device(s) to open to establish a connection. If this
file refers to a terminal line, tip(1) attempts to
perform an exclusive
open on the device to ensure only one user
at a time has
access to the port.
ec (bool) Initialize the tip(1) variable ``echocheck''
to on, so
that tip(1) will synchronize with the remote host
during file
transfer by waiting for the last character transmitted to echo.
el (str) Characters marking an end-of-line. The default is NULL.
``~'' escapes are only recognized by tip(1) after
one of the
characters in el, or after a carriage-return.
es (str) The escape character for tip(1). The default
is ``~''.
et (num) Number of seconds to wait for an echo response
when
``echocheck'' mode is on. The default value is 10
seconds.
ex (str) Set of non-printable characters not to be discarded when
scripting with beautification turned on. The default value is
``0b'.
fo (str) Character used to force literal data transmission. The default
value is ` 20' (^P).
fs (str) Frame size for transfers. The default frame
size is equal
to BUFSIZ.
hd (bool) The host uses half-duplex communication, local echo should
be performed.
hf (bool) Initialize the tip(1) variable ``hardwareflow'' to on, so
that hardware flow control (CRTSCTS) will be used
for the connection
with the remote host.
ie (str) Input end-of-file marks. The default is NULL.
nb (bool) Initialize the tip(1) variable ``beautify''
to off, so
that non-printable characters will not be discarded
when scripting.
nt (bool) Initialize the tip(1) variable ``tandem'' to
off, so that
XON/XOFF flow control will not be used to throttle
data from the
remote host.
nv (bool) Initialize the tip(1) variable ``verbose'' to
off, so that
verbose mode will be turned off.
oe (str) Output end-of-file string. The default is
NULL. When
tip(1) is transferring a file, this string is sent
at end-offile.
pa (str) The type of parity to use when sending data to
the host.
This may be one of ``even'', ``odd'', ``none'',
``zero'' (always
set bit 8 to zero), or ``one'' (always set bit 8 to
1). The default
is no parity.
pn (str) Telephone number(s) for this host. Either a
list of arbitrary
dialing strings separated by commas, or a `@'.
An at sign,
`@', tells tip(1) to search the phones(5) database
for the list
of telephone numbers.
For modems or auto-call units that use a `,' in
their dialing
strings (hayes, courier, t3000) tip(1) will convert
any `=' in
the string to a `,' when dialing. For modems or auto-call units
that use a `=' in their dial strings, (v831), tip(1)
will convert
any `_' to a `=' when dialing.
pr (str) Character that indicates end-of-line on the
remote host.
The default value is `0.
ra (bool) Initialize the tip(1) variable ``raise'' to
on, so that
lowercase letters are mapped to uppercase before
sending them to
the remote host.
rc (str) Character that toggles case-mapping mode. The
default value
is ` 01' (^A).
re (str) The file in which to record session scripts.
The default
value is tip.record.
rw (str) Initialize the tip(1) variable ``rawftp'' to
on, so that
all characters will be sent as is during file transfers.
sc (bool) Initialize the tip(1) variable ``script'' to
on, so that
everything transmitted by the remote host will be
recorded.
ta (bool) Initialize the tip(1) variable ``tandem'' to
on, so that
XON/XOFF flow control will be used to throttle data
from the remote
host.
tb (bool) Initialize the tip(1) variable ``tabexpand''
to on, so
that each tab will be expanded to 8 spaces during
file transfers.
tc (str) Indicates that the list of capabilities is
continued in the
named description. This is used primarily to share
common capability
information.
vb (bool) Initialize the tip(1) variable ``verbose'' to
on, so that
verbose mode will be turned on.
Here is a short example showing the use of the capability
continuation
feature:
UNIX-1200: :dv=/dev/cau0:el=^D^U^C^S^Q^O@:du:at=ventel:ie=#$%:oe=^D:br#1200:
arpavax|ax: :pn=7654321%:tc=UNIX-1200
/etc/remote Global database.
tip(1), phones(5)
The remote file format appeared in 4.2BSD.
OpenBSD 3.6 June 5, 1993
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