MS-DOS Kermit implements a large subset of the commands of
the ``ideal'' Kermit. Here's a brief summary.
| BYE | to remote server |
| CLEAR | key redefinitions |
| CLOSE | log file and stop logging remote session |
| CONNECT | as terminal to remote system |
| CWD | change local working directory |
| DEFINE | macros of Kermit-MS commands |
| DELETE | local files |
| DIRECTORY | listing of local files |
| DO | a macro expansion |
| EXIT | from Kermit-MS |
| FINISH | Shut down remote server |
| GET | remote files from server |
| HELP | about Kermit-MS |
| LOCAL | prefix for local file management commands |
| LOG | remote terminal session |
| LOGOUT | remote server |
| PUSH | to MS-DOS command level |
| QUIT | from Kermit-MS |
| RECEIVE | files from remote Kermit |
| REMOTE | prefix for remote file management commands |
| RUN | an MS-DOS program |
| SEND | files to remote Kermit |
| SERVER | mode of remote operation |
| SET | various parameters |
| SHOW | various parameters |
| SPACE | inquiry |
| STATUS | inquiry |
| TAKE | commands from file |
| TYPE | display a local file |
| VERSION | display Kermit-MS program version number |
The SET commands available in Kermit-MS are the
following:
| BAUD | Communications port line speed |
| BELL | Whether to beep at the end of a transaction |
| BLOCK-CHECK-TYPE | Level of error checking for file transfer |
| DEBUG | Display packet contents during file transfer |
| DEFAULT-DISK | Default disk drive for file i/o |
| DESTINATION | Default destination device for incoming files |
| END-OF-LINE | Packet terminator |
| EOF | Method for determining or marking end of file |
| ESCAPE | Escape character for CONNECT |
| FLOW-CONTROL | Enable or disable XON/XOFF |
| HANDSHAKE | Half-duplex line turnaround option |
| INCOMPLETE | What to do with an incompletely received file |
| KEY | Specify key redefinitions, or ``keystroke macros'' |
| LOCAL-ECHO | Specify which host does the echoing during CONNECT |
| MODE-LINE | Whether to display a mode line in terminal emulation |
| PARITY | Character parity to use |
| PORT | Select a communications port |
| PROMPT | Change the Kermit-MS〉 prompt to something else |
| RECEIVE | Request remote Kermit to use specified parameters |
| REMOTE | For running Kermit-MS interactively from back port |
| SEND | Use the specified parameters during file transfer |
| TAKE-ECHO | Control echoing of commands from TAKE files |
| TERMINAL | Various terminal settings and parameters |
| TIMER | Enable/disable timeouts during file transfer |
| WARNING | Specify how to handle filename collisions |