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Kermit is a file transfer program. It allows the transfer
of files over terminal lines from a remote Kermit program to
the local Kermit program.
Kermit-ND can only be run in remote mode. Transfers take
place over the controlling terminal line. Currently files
have to be transmitted from Kermit-ND one at a time.
0EditChars
Commands may be edited by using some control characters:
^A, DEL, ^H Delete last character.
^W Delete last word.
^Q,^X,^U Delete whole line.
In order to work satisfactorily your terminal must be able to
handle back-space properly.
Also remember that ESC may be used to deabbreviate the
current word, and that typing "?" gives some information as
to which words/parameters are expected.
0EXIT
The EXIT command will cause Kermit to return to command
level in Sintran. This command is the same as the QUIT
command. An example of this command is:
Kermit-ND>EXIT
0HELP
Give help on the various commands in Kermit-ND.
0QUIT
This command will cause Kermit to return to command level
in Sintran. This is the same as the EXIT command.
Kermit-ND>QUIT
0RECEIVE
The RECEIVE command is used to make Kermit-ND wait for a file
transfer transaction. No file spesification is neccesarry -
the local Kermit will tell Kermit-ND the name(s) of the
file(s) to be received.
The format of the command is:
Kermit-ND>RECEIVE
0SEND
The SEND command will allow you to send a file to the local
Kermit. The file will be sent on the controlling terminal
line after waiting the number of seconds specified by the SET
DELAY command (default is 5 sec). This gives the user time
to escape back to the other Kermit and issue a receive
command.
The command format is:
Kermit-10>SEND filename
Where "filename" is any normal SINTRAN filename or a
filename preceded by an at sign ("@") - thus indicating an
indirect file. This indirect file should contain a list of
the SINTRAN files to be sent each on a single line (use '!'
as a comment indicator - it is only recognized at the
beginning of a line). Each such filename may be followed
by the filename to be sent to the other Kermit (totally
untranslated!). If the SINTRAN filename form is used, the
portion of the filename consisting of user, directory-name
and version will be stripped before the filename is sent.
The ":" is also translated to ".". No attempt is made to
deabbreviate the filename.
0SET
The SET command is used to set various parameters in Kermit.
1USE-8-BIT-QUOTE
This command enables the user to switch 8-bit quoting on or
off. If off, Kermit-ND will not agree to do any 8-bit
quoting. This way you may save some overhead, since an extra
character has to be sent in order to quote for the 8'th bit
(ND machines can output only 7 significant bits). If the file
to be transmitted consists of text, no information is lost
(if ASCII alphabet is followed). The commands are:
Kermit-ND>SET USE-8-BIT-QUOTE OFF
and
Kermit-ND>SET USE-8-BIT-QUOTE AUTO
The latter restores 8-bit-quote to its initial state, ie.
8-bit quoting is used if the two Kermit's agree.
1DEBUGGING
The SET DEBUGGING command is used to enable or disable debug
type out on a file. As Kermit-ND only can be operated in
remote mode, debug output can not be written to the
controlling terminal, because this would interfere with
transmission.
Kermit-ND>SET DEBUGGING keyword
Where keyword is either ON, OFF, NO-LOG-FILE or LOG-FILE
filename. Doing a SET DEBUGGING LOG-FILE filename causes
Kermit-ND to turn debugging on and append all debugging
output to the file specified. If the file does not exist it
will be created. SET DEBUGGING NO-LOG-FILE will close the log
file and turn debugging off.
1DELAY
The DELAY parameter is the number of seconds to wait before
sending data after a SEND command is given. This is to allow
the user time to escape back to the other Kermit and give a
RECEIVE command.
Kermit-ND>SET DELAY number-of-seconds
Where number of seconds is the (decimal) number of second to
wait before sending data. The default setting is 5 seconds.
1FILE-WARNING
If file-warning is on, Kermit-ND simply refuses to overwrite
an existing file. This will be corrected/changed some time in
the future. The two possible parameters are:
Kermit-ND>SET FILE-WARNING ON
and
Kermit-ND>SET FILE-WARNING OFF
The default is no FILE-WARNING.
1RECEIVE
So far it is only possible to set TIMEOUT associated with the
receiving of the data from the local Kermit.
This will set the number of seconds before Kermit-ND will
time out a message it has sent to the other Kermit. This time
out is used to handle packets that are completely lost. The
default value is 5 seconds.
Kermit-ND>SET RECEIVE TIMEOUT n
Where n is the number of seconds to wait for a message (in
decimal).
1SEND
The only parameter currently implemented here is the TIMEOUT
associated with sending of packets.
This will set the number of seconds before Kermit-ND will
time out a message it has sent to the other Kermit. This
time out is used to handle packets that are completely lost.
The default value is 5 seconds.
Kermit-ND>SET SEND TIMEOUT n
Where n is the number of seconds to wait for a message (in
decimal).
0STATISTICS
This command is used to display various information
concerning the previous transaction. Information displayed
includes real time and computer time spent during
transaction, and effective baud-rate to/from file.
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