1ASCII-XFR(1)                  Linux Users Manual                  ASCII-XFR(1)
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NAME

6       ascii-xfr - upload/download files using the ASCII protocol
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SYNOPSIS

9       ascii-xfr -s|-r [-ednv] [-l linedelay] [-c characterdelay] filename
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DESCRIPTION

12       Ascii-xfr Transfers files in ASCII mode. This means no flow control, no
13       checksumming and no file-name negotiation. It should only  be  used  if
14       the remote system doesn't understand anything else.
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16       The  ASCII protocol transfers files line-by-line. The EOL (End-Of-Line)
17       character is transmitted as CRLF. When receiving, the CR  character  is
18       stripped  from  the  incoming file.  The Control-Z (ASCII 26) character
19       signals End-Of-File, if option -e is specified (unless you change it to
20       Control-D (ASCII 4) with -d).
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22       Ascii-xfr  reads  from  stdin  when receiving, and sends data on stdout
23       when sending. Some form of input or output  redirection  to  the  modem
24       device is thus needed when downloading or uploading, respectively.
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OPTIONS

27       -s     Send a file.
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29       -r     Receive a file. One of -s or -r must be present.
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31       -e     Send  the End-Of-File character (Control-Z, ASCII 26 by default)
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34       -d     Use the Control-D (ASCII 4) as End-Of-File character.
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36       -n     Do not translate CR to CRLF and vice versa.
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38       -v     Verbose: show transfer statistics on the stderr output.
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40       -l milliseconds
41              When transmitting, pause for this delay after each line.
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44              When transmitting, pause for this delay after each character.
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46       file   Name of the file to send or receive. When receiving, any  exist‐
47              ing file by this name will be truncated.
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USAGE WITH MINICOM

50       If  you want to call this program from minicom(1), start minicom and go
51       to the Options menu. Select File transfer protocols.  Add the following
52       lines, for example as protocols I and J.
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54       I  Ascii    /usr/bin/ascii-xfr -sv   Y   U   N   Y
55       J  Ascii    /usr/bin/ascii-xfr -rv   Y   D   N   Y
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AUTHOR

58       Miquel van Smoorenburg, miquels@cistron.nl
59       Jukka Lahtinen, walker@netsonic.fi
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SEE ALSO

62       minicom(1)
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66                         $Date: 2006-10-28 14:35:59 $             ASCII-XFR(1)
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