Since 1987 Kermit books and manuals have been published in English and
several other languages. Most of them are now out of print. CLICK HERE to see our former manuals page; CLICK HERE to see a Kermit bibliography.
The only book that's still current (although perhaps somewhat dated) is...
Using C-Kermit, 2nd edition, is still recommended for serious users
of C-Kermit (for Unix and VMS) and of Kermit 95 (for Microsoft Windows) (casual users can find
online tutorials HERE and HERE). The book explains all the basics of Kermit's
operation and command language, including the syntax of the block structured
scripting language that was introduced with
C-Kermit 6.0 and is the form still used today. It's full of tables,
tutorials, and all sorts of reference material, plus an extensive index.
There will be a new edition at some point but I can't say exactly when. To
order the book, it's usually best to go to one of the commercial suppliers,
many of them have better prices and more payment options.
Frank da Cruz and Christine M. Gianone, Using C-Kermit,
Second Edition, Digital
Press / Butterworth-Heinemann, Woburn, MA, 1997, 622 pages, ISBN
1-55558-164-1. In computer and book stores, from
Amazon.com
from Digital Press, from
Barnes
and Noble,
and from
Buy.Com,
or order direct from
Columbia University,
For other sources, search in Froogle.
The second edition is current for C-Kermit 6.0;
the new features of C-Kermit 7.0 are described in
the C-Kermit 7.0 Update Notes.
and the new features of C-Kermit 8.0 are described in
the C-Kermit 8.0 Update Notes.