ASCII (-)
xfr - upload/download files using the ASCII protocol
SYNOPSIS
ascii-xfr
-s|-r
[ -dnv ]
[ -l
linedelay ]
[ -c
characterdelay ]
filename
DESCRIPTION
Ascii-xfr
Transfers files in ASCII mode. This means no flow control, no
checksumming and no file-name negotiation. It should only
be used if the remote system doesn't understand anything else.
The ASCII protocol transfers files line-by-line. The EOL
(End-Of-Line) character is transmitted as CRLF. When
receiving, the CR character is stripped from the incoming file.
The Control-Z (ASCII 26) character signals End-Of-File.
Ascii-xfr reads from stdin when receiving, and
sends data on stdout when sending. Some form of
input or output redirection to the the modem device is
thus needed when downloading or uploading, respectively.
OPTIONS
Receive a file. One of -s or -r must
be present.
Use the Control-D (ASCII 4) as End-Of-File character.
Do not translate CR to CRLF and vice versa.
Verbose: show tranfer statistics on the stderr output.
When transmitting, pause for this delay after each line.
When transmitting, pause for this delay after each character.
Name of the file to send or receive. When receiving, any existing
file by this name will be truncated.
USAGE WITH MINICOM
If you want to call this program from minicom(1), start minicom
and go to the Options menu. Select File transfer protocols.
Add the following lines, for example as protocols I and J.
I Ascii /usr/bin/ascii-xfr -sv Y U N Y
J Ascii /usr/bin/ascii-xfr -rv Y D N Y
AUTHOR
Miquel van Smoorenburg, miquels@cistron.nl
SEE ALSO
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