1AXCALL(1) Linux Programmer's Manual AXCALL(1)
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6 axcall - make an AX.25, NET/ROM or Rose connection.
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9 For AX.25
10 axcall [-b l|e] [-d] [-h] [-m s|e] [-p paclen] [-r] [-t] [-v] [-w win‐
11 dow] port callsign [[via] digipeaters.....]
12 For NET/ROM
14 axcall [-d] [-h] [-p paclen] [-r] [-t] [-v] port callsign
15 For Rose
17 axcall [-d] [-h] [-r] [-t] [-v] port callsign address [[via] digi‐
18 peater]
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21 Axcall is the general purpose AX.25, NET/ROM and Rose connection pro‐
22 gram. As is normal in AX.25 it runs entirely in line mode. All CR/LF
23 translation is done transparently. The program provides ASCII, YAPP,
24 YAPP-C and 7+ file transfer facilities. Some of the options are only
25 valid in AX.25 mode, the program will quietly ignore them if given in
26 NET/ROM mode or in Rose mode.
27 This version of axcall incorporates many changes that include a much
29 improved user interface. The port name is mandatory and is the name of
30 the port which the connection will be made on. The port name may be
31 either an AX.25, a NET/ROM port or a Rose port, axcall will determine
32 which automatically.
33 When using NET/ROM the use of digipeaters is meaningless and is not
35 supported. However when using Rose up to one digipeater may be speci‐
36 fied, as well as the Rose address of the distant node and the callsign
37 of the remote station. The Rose address must be ten digits long and it
38 must exist in the Rose node tables. For Rose connects to work axparms
39 must have been used to set a callsign/uid mapping for the userid in
40 use.
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43 -b l|e Sets the method of backoff to use with AX.25 connections. The
44 default is taken from the port specification, but can be
45 overridden by this option. Valid values are l for linear
46 backoff, and e for exponential backoff.
47 -d Turn on socket level debugging.
49 -h Selects Slave mode.
51 -m s|e Sets the AX.25 mode to use. The default is taken from the
53 port specification, but can be overridden by this option.
54 Valid values are s for normal (modulus 8) AX.25 operation, or
55 e for extended (modulus 128) AX.25 operation.
56 -p paclen Specify a specific maximum amount of data to be sent in each
58 AX.25 packet.
59 -r Selects Raw mode.
61 -t Selects Talk mode.
63 -v Display the version.
65 -w window Specify a specific AX.25 window for this connection. Only
67 valid in AX.25 mode.
68 The axcall program interprets lines beginning with a '~' specially.
70 The following '~' escapes are available.
71 ~? List escapes
73 ~~ A ~ symbol
75 ~. Close connection
77 ~! [command] Run a command
79 ~0 Change to Raw mode
81 ~1 Change to Slave mode
83 ~2 Change to Talk mode
85 ~a Start a file transfer (Autobin)
87 ~b Start a file transfer (Binary)
89 ~c Close the logfile
91 ~h List escapes
93 ~o [filename] Open a logfile (default 'logfile.txt')
95 ~r Reconnect to remote station
97 ~s Stop an upload
99 ~u [filename] Upload a file (ASCII upload)
101 ~yu [filename] Upload a file (YAPP upload)
103 ~yd [filename] Download a file (YAPP download)
105 ~z Suspend program
107 The program provides no terminal emulation features. These are left up
109 to the console facilities of the terminal in use. The program is how‐
110 ever '8 bit clean'.
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113 /proc/net/nr_nodes
114 /proc/net/rose_nodes
115 /etc/ax25/axports
116 /etc/ax25/nrports
117 /etc/ax25/rsports
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120 axlisten(1), mheard(1), ax25(4), netrom(4), rose(4), axports(5),
121 nrports(5), rsports(5), axparms(8), nrparms(8), rsparms(8).
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124 Alexander Tietzel DG6XA <TIETZE_A@etech.fh-hamburg.de>
125 Joerg Reuter DL1BKE <jreuter@poboxes.com>
126 Alan Cox GW4PTS <alan@cymru.net>
127 Jonathan Naylor G4KLX <g4klx@g4klx.demon.co.uk>
128 Steve Henson G6IXS <shenson@nyx.cs.du.edu>
129Linux 27 August 1996 AXCALL(1)