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MS-DOS KERMIT FOR THE IBM PC FAMILY, COMPATIBLES, AND OTHER MS-DOS COMPUTERS Version 3.10, March 1991 HELP FILE This file contains a brief summary of the commands and features of MS-DOS Kermit 3.10. For detailed information, tutorials, installation and cabling hints, troubleshooting procedures, examples, diagrams, and advanced features of this Kermit program, consult "Using MS-DOS Kermit", by Christine M. Gianone, published by Digital Press, Bedford, MA, 1990, order number EY-C204E-DP (a second edition describing version 3.10 is in preparation). The book includes a 5.25-inch MS-DOS Kermit 3.01 diskette. To order, call 1-800-343-8321 (USA, toll free). It is also available from Kermit Distribution at Columbia University and wherever computer books are sold. MS-DOS Kermit 3.10 is a product of Kermit Distribution, Columbia University Center for Computing Activities. The principal author of the program is Professor Joe R. Doupnik of Utah State University, with assistance from many other volunteer programmers all over the world. This software is copyright 1982, 1991 by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. It may be reproduced and shared without restriction except that it may not be licensed, nor sold for profit as a software product. Kermit software is written by volunteer programmers as a public service, and is furnished without warranty of any kind. Neither Columbia University, nor the individual authors, nor any institution or individual that has contributed to the development and documentation warrant the software in any way. All Kermit programs on a variety of magnetic media, as well as documentation and other information, can be obtained from: Kermit Distribution Columbia University Center for Computing Activities 612 West 115th Street New York, NY 10025 USA Telephone: (212) 854-3703 OVERVIEW MS-DOS Kermit is a communication software program with two primary functions: terminal emulation and file transfer. In order to communicate at all, your PC must have a communication device (serial port, internal modem, or network interface) which is connected to a modem, the phone system, or a network. Then Kermit must be told what communication device to use. In the most common case, this is a serial port, perhaps with an external modem attached. If Kermit is using a serial port and/or modem, it must be told which port (SET PORT 1, SET PORT 2, etc), what the communication speed is (SET SPEED), and depending on the type of connection and the type of host, possibly many other communication parameters as well (SET DUPLEX, SET PARITY, SET FLOW-CONTROL, and so on). For networks, it must be told which kind of network interface and/or protocol to use (SET PORT NETBIOS, SET PORT NOVELL, SET PORT DECNET, SET PORT 3COM, etc). For terminal emulation, you must tell Kermit which kind of terminal to emulate (SET TERMINAL). Kermit emulates the DEC VT320 terminal by default (i.e. unless you tell it otherwise). Once you have set all the appropriate communication parameters, you can begin terminal emulation by giving the CONNECT command. If you have an autodial modem, you must type the modem's dialing commands to establish the connection to the other computer. You can return to Kermit by typing the "escape sequence", Ctrl-] followed by the letter C (or you can use Alt-X on IBM keyboards). To transfer files, you must CONNECT to the other computer, login there, start up a Kermit program, tell it to SEND or RECEIVE, escape back to MS-DOS Kermit, and tell it to RECEIVE or SEND (the opposite of what you told the other Kermit). Or you can put the remote Kermit in "server mode" by giving it the SERVER command, and then escape back to MS-DOS Kermit and give SEND and GET commands. Here's an example, which uses a Hayes modem for dialing, and a Kermit server on the remote computer. "C>" is the DOS prompt, "MS-Kermit>" is the MS-DOS Kermit program prompt, "$" is the remote host prompt. All commands except Alt-X are terminated by pressing the Enter key. Alt-X means hold down the Alt key and press the X key. Don't type the comments on the right. C>kermit Start the MS-DOS Kermit program MS-Kermit>set port 1 Use port COM1 (this is the default) MS-Kermit>set speed 2400 Transmission speed is 2400 bits per second MS-Kermit>set terminal vt102 Select terminal type MS-Kermit>connect Begin terminal emulation ATDT5551234 Type Hayes dialing command CONNECT 2400 Hayes responds when call is completed Welcome to ... Press Enter, see remote computer's greeting Username: xxx Log in to remote computer Password: yyy Type your password (probably won't echo) $ Remote computer's prompt $ kermit Run Kermit on remote computer C-Kermit> Remote Kermit's prompt C-Kermit>server Put remote Kermit in server mode Alt-X Escape back to MS-DOS Kermit MS-Kermit>send oofa.txt Send a file to the remote computer MS-Kermit>get foo.bar Get a file from the remote computer MS-Kermit>bye All done, terminate your session C> Back at DOS prompt MS-DOS KERMIT PROGRAM INVOCATION MS-DOS Kermit can be run interactively, from a batch file, as an "external" DOS command, or with redirected or piped standard input and output. When MS-DOS Kermit starts, it executes any commands found in its initialization, MSKERMIT.INI, in the current disk or DOS path, or the file specified by "-f filename" on the Kermit command line. The binary, executable IBM PC Kermit program that is included on the official MS-DOS Kermit distribution diskette (obtained from "Using MS-DOS Kermit" or from Columbia University) can have corrections, or "patches", applied to it in case bugs are discovered in the program after it was released. These patches can only be applied to the binary program as distributed, and not to any other version. Patches are distributed in the form of a short text file called MSKERMIT.PCH, which you can obtain from Columbia University. This file should be stored in the same disk and directory as your MSKERMIT.INI file. To apply the patches, add a line that says "patch" to your MSKERMIT.INI file. If there is anything wrong with the file, or if it does not agree in any way with your Kermit version, the patches are not applied. Obtain legitimate patch files only from Columbia University. * Interactive Operation: To run MS-DOS Kermit interactively, invoke the program from DOS command level by typing its name, usually "kermit". When you see the command's prompt, "MS-Kermit>", you may type Kermit commands repeatedly until you are ready to exit the program. The commands EXIT or QUIT return you to DOS. While typing commands, use the Backspace key to erase the character most recently typed, Ctrl-W to delete the most recent field, or Ctrl-U to delete the entire command, and enter the command by pressing the Enter key or Ctrl-L. A question marked typed at any point in a command (except in a filename or character string) will give you a brief hint about what's expected at that point. Pushing the Esc key will complete the command current field, if possible, and position the cursor at the next field. If completion is not possible, Kermit will beep. You can cancel any command during its execution by typing Ctrl-C. Use question mark (?) to "feel" your way through commands and find out what the options are. * Command Line Invocation: MS-DOS Kermit may be invoked with command line arguments from DOS command level, for instance: A>kermit set port 1, set speed 9600, connect In this case, help and completion are not available and MS-DOS Kermit will exit back to DOS after completing the specified commands unless you include the STAY command. Several commands may be given on the command line, separated by commas. * Batch Operation: Like other MS-DOS programs, MS-DOS Kermit may be operated under batch with command line arguments. If your batch program invokes Kermit without command line arguments it will run interactively, reading commands from the keyboard and not the batch file. When it exits, batch processing will continue to the end of the batch file. An ERRLEVEL number is returned by Kermit to assist batch file controls (0 = success, nonzero = at least one file transfer failed). * DOS Environment for MS-DOS Kermit: Make sure your DOS PATH variable (as set by the PATH= line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file) includes the disk and directory where the Kermit program and the MSKERMIT.INI file are kept. Kermit searches for a DOS environment variable named KERMIT, and configures itself accordingly. You can this variable by putting a line like this in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file: SET KERMIT=command;command;... The commands can be: INPUT-BUFFER <length> - Length of buffer for INPUT command, 128 by default. ROLLBACK <number> - Number of screens for rollback (PgUp), 10 by default. COM1 <address> or COM1 <address> <irq> - Address (and optionally IRQ) of COM1 (Use with caution! See description of SET COMn command). COM2, COM3, COM4 - Same as COM1, but for COM2-4. Example: SET KERMIT=INPUT-BUFFER 1000;ROLLBACK 100 Kermit also looks in the DOS environment for COMSPEC and SHELL, and uses the program denoted by SHELL= (if found, otherwise by COMSPEC=) when executing the PUSH, RUN, TYPE, and similar commands. Kermit is capable of having many files open at once (several TAKE files, a file which is being transferred, up to three log files, etc). You should make sure the FILES= line in CONFIG.SYS allows for at least 20 open files. You should also have a BUFFERS= value of about 20 in CONFIG.SYS. * MS-DOS Kermit in Non-DOS Environments: MS-DOS Kermit can run under OS/2 in the "DOS box", provided you first issue the command SETCOM40 COM1=ON. MS-DOS Kermit can run under Microsoft Windows 2.03 and Windows 386 2.03 as a regular MS-Windows application (icon, mouse, cut-&-paste, etc), as well as with Windows 3.0. Files can be transferred while other applications are active, as long as Kermit has a piece of the screen (has not shrunk to an icon). Use PIFEDIT to make a .PIF file for Kermit, and it will run as a regular Windows application. Otherwise it takes over the whole screen. For MS-Windows 2.0, use PIFEDIT to set up Kermit like this: Program name: KERMIT.EXE or whatever is the name of the Kermit file. Program title: MS-DOS Kermit 3.1 Program parameters: Leave blank since this becomes a command line Initial directory: Directory, if any, to CD to when starting Kermit Memory Requirements: 190 KB Required, 400 KB Desired (see below) Directly Modifies: Clear all boxes (pretend Kermit is very good) Program Switch: Check the Text box Screen Exchange: Check the Graphics/Text box Close Window on exit: Check the box Although Kermit does direct writes to the screen it does so in a "TopView aware" manner. One may check or leave empty the COM1 or COM2 boxes even though Kermit does directly modify the serial port. Kermit will block (XOFF) if left running as an icon, but it will run smoothly while sharing the screen with other tasks. Communications throughput is limited by Windows' character drawing speed. Graphics are done as if you had a monochrome adapter. Screen dumps ( ^] F or Control End) will be of Kermit's underlying full screen. In summary, tell Windows that Kermit is exceptionally well behaved. If you check the "modifies memory" box or some of the other boxes (or if you don't have a KERMIT.PIF file at all), then Kermit will take over the whole screen and Windows will become inactive, and Windows features will no longer work. But Kermit will run much faster, and graphics will work normally. If Windows complains that it does not have enough memory to run Kermit, then you can reduce Kermit's memory requirements by allocating less memory for rollback screens. Kermit's default number of rollback screens is 10, and each rollback screen takes about 8K of memory (more or less depending on the type of display adapter you have). With the default 10 rollback screens, Kermit needs about 175K of memory. You can reduce this to about 100K by getting rid of some or all of your rollback screens; if you put a line like SET KERMIT=ROLLBACK 5 in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, this tells Kermit how many screens to get memory for. If you specify 0, this will reduce Kermit's memory requirements by about 80K. Microsoft Windows 3.0 KERMIT.PIF suggestions for MS-DOS Kermit v3.10; "X" means check this box, "o" means leave this box or button empty: Program Filename: KERMIT.EXE Window Title: MS-DOS Kermit 3.1 Optional Parameters: Startup Directory: C:\KERMIT <-- use your directory Memory Reuirements: KB Required 190 KB Desired 400 Display Usage: o Full Screen Execution o Background X Windowed o Exclusive X Close Window on Exit (Note: if EGA/VGA graphics are employed then use the Full Screen option. More KB Desired yields greater text screen rollback memory.) Advanced Options Multitasking Options: Background Priority 50 Foreground Priority 100 X Detect Idle Time Memory Options: EMS Memory KB Required 0 KB Limit 1024 o Locked XMS Memory KB Required 0 KB Limit 1024 o Locked o Uses High Memory o Locked Application Memory (Note: MS-DOS Kermit uses neither EMS nor XMS memory) Display Options: Video Memory: o Text o Low Graphics X High Graphics Monitor Ports: o Text o Low Graphics X High Graphics X Emulate Text Mode X Retain Video Memory Other Options: X Allow Fast Paste o Allow Close When Active Application Shortcut Key: NONE (Note: MS-DOS Kermit uses all of graphics memory to save images.) Hints for creating a DESQview .DVP configuration file for MS-DOS Kermit 3.1: ============================================================================ Change a Program Program Name............: MS-DOS Kermit v3.1 Keys to Use on Open Menu: KE Memory Size (in K): 200 (say 160 minimum) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program...: KERMIT.EXE Parameters: (Kermit command line items, if any, go here.) Directory.: C:\yourdir ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Options: Writes text directly to screen.......: [N] * Displays graphics information........: [N] ** Virtualize text/graphics (Y,N,T).....: [T] *** Uses serial ports (Y,N,1,2)..........: [Y] Requires floppy diskette.............: [N] * Not true, but MS-DOS Kermit is DESQview-aware and covers up nicely. ** Not true, naturally, but causes DESQview to put Kermit into full screen mode while graphics are executed and then to return to windowed mode after switching to text terminal emulation. *** Can be [Y] with the same effect as above. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Change a Program Advanced Options System Memory (in K).....: 0 Maximum Program Memory Size (in K)..: Script Buffer Size.......: 0 Maximum Expanded Memory Size (in K) : Text Pages: 1 Graphics pages: 0 Initial Mode: 3 Interrupts: 00 to FF Window Position: Maximum Height: 25 Starting Height: 20 Starting Row...: 5 Maximum Width.: 80 Starting Width.: 40 Starting Column: 5 (Choose your own window sizes, naturally. 132 column mode causes DESQview to switch to full screen.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shared Program Pathname..: Data......: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Close on exit (Y,N,blank)......: [ ] Uses its own colors..............: [N] Allow Close Window command.....: [Y] Runs in background (Y,N,blank)...: [Y] Uses math coprocessor..........: [N] Keyboard conflict (0-F)..........: [0] Share CPU when foreground......: [Y] Share EGA when foreground/zoomed.: [Y] Can be swapped out (Y,N,blank).: [ ] Protection level (0-3)...........: [3] ============================================================================ SUMMARY OF MS-DOS KERMIT COMMANDS The commands listed are for the IBM PC, PS/2, and compatibles. Other versions of MS-DOS Kermit (DEC Rainbow, NEC PC, Victor 9000, etc) lack certain commands and features described here, primarily those having to do with terminal emulation and character set translation. Kermit commands consist of a sequence of "words" (verbs, nouns, numbers, filenames) separated by spaces and terminated by carriage return (Enter). In descriptions of Kermit's commands, the following notation is used: <parameter> - Replace this with an actual number, or filename, etc. <number> - Replace with an actual decimal number <filename> - A file specification, which may include disk & directory <hh:mm:ss> - Time of day in 24-hour notation, less than 12 hours from now [<parameter>] - An optional field, which may be omitted {A,B,C} - Choose one of the items listed [{A,B,C}] - Optionally choose one of the items listed = <value> - Shows default value * Special Characters: The following characters perform special functions in MS-DOS Kermit commands: Space Separates command words ("fields"). TAB (Ctrl-I) Like space ESC (Ctrl-[) Completes a keyword if possible. Enter (Ctrl-M, Carriage Return) Enters a command. Formfeed (Ctrl-L) Like Enter, but clears the screen first. Linefeed (Ctrl-J) Like Enter. Backspace (Ctrl-H, Del) Deletes rightmost character from the command. Ctrl-W Deletes rightmost word from the command. Ctrl-U Deletes the entire command. Ctrl-C Cancels the current command, even if you have already entered it. ? (Question Mark) Requests a menu for the current command field. ; (Semicolon) Introduces a trailing command (in command files only). \ (Backslash) Introduces a "backslash code". , (Comma) Separates commands in a macro definition. { } (Braces) used for grouping characters or words together. * Backslash Codes: Backslash codes are available to enter special characters into Kermit commands, and for other purposes too. For example, if you want to use the OUTPUT command to send a Ctrl-C to the host, you can't put the Ctrl-C literally in the command, because typing Ctrl-C would cancel the command. Instead, you can put a backslash followed by digits to denote the ASCII value of the Ctrl-C character (which is 3): "output \3". Similarly for Carriage Return: "output login myname\13". \123 (up to 3 decimal digits) - A decimal number or character value \d123 (up to 3 decimal digits) - Same as 123 \o123 (up to 3 octal digits) - An octal (base 8) number or char value \x123 (up to 3 hexadecimal digits) - a hexadecimal (base 16) number or char \{ } For grouping, e.g. \{12}6 = Ctrl-L 6, not ~ \; Include a semicolon in a TAKE-file command or macro definition. Other backslash codes: \% Introduce a Kermit variable, \%1, \%2, ..., \%a, \%b, ... \%z \K (or \k) Introduce a Kermit connect-mode verb like \Kexit {\K} A user-defined macro assigned to a key \B (or \b) Send a BREAK (OUTPUT command only) \255 Shorthand for CRLF or LFCR (INPUT command only) \CD Carrier Detect RS-232 signal (WAIT command only) \DSR Data Set Ready RS-232 signal (WAIT command only) \CTS Clear to Send RS-232 signal (WAIT command only) \v Introduce a built-in variable like \v(date). * Program Management Commands: EXIT or QUIT Exit from MS-DOS Kermit. Close all logs and files. Leave serial port and modem connections open. Close most kinds of network connections. Execute ON_EXIT macro if one is defined. TAKE <filename> Execute commands from the specified file instead of the keyboard. PUSH Go to DOS prompt. Return to Kermit prompt by typing the DOS EXIT command. RUN <command> Run any DOS program or execute any DOS command, e.g. RUN EDLIN AUTOEXEC.BAT. VERSION Display MS-DOS Kermit program version number and date. ECHO <text> Display the <text> on the screen. For issuing messages from TAKE files. SET PROMPT <text> Change the program prompt from MS-Kermit> to the specified text. COMMENT <text> For adding comments to a TAKE file. <command> ; text Commands in TAKE files can have trailing comments preceded by semicolon (;). <text>- <text> Commands in TAKE files or macro definitions can be continued with hyphens, but not in a trailing comment. * DOS-like Commands: CD [<path>] Like DOS CD command, but drive letter may also be included. CLS Clear the PC's screen. DELETE <filespec> Deletes specified file(s). DIRECTORY [<filespec>] Like DOS DIR command. TYPE <filename> Like DOS TYPE command. SPACE [<disk-letter>] Shows free space on current or specified disk. SHOW MEMORY Shows free memory. * Commands for Getting Information: HELP Displays a brief help message about MS-DOS Kermit. SHOW <category> Displays current settings, definitions, statistics selectively (type SHOW ? for a list of categories that can be shown). STATUS Shows values of most SET parameters. VERSION Display the program version number. * Commands for Setting Communication Parameters SET COM1 <address> [ <irq> ] Tell Kermit that the hardware address of COM1, which must be a 8250 or compatible UART, is <address> and, optionally, that its interrupt request line number is <irq>. Also SET COM2, SET COM3, SET COM4. Used to configure Kermit for nonstandard communication boards. If IRQ not specified, Kermit tries 3 and 4 (standard IRQs for communication ports). USE WITH EXTREME CAUTION: specification of incorrect address or IRQ number could harm your PC or files. SET PORT {COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4} = COM1 Select communication device (SET PORT ? for list of available devices, see below for local area nets). You can also say SET PORT 1, SET PORT 2, etc. Port must be real 8250 or 16550A UART. If it isn't, Kermit will use BIOS rather than direct hardware control. SET PORT {BIOS1, BIOS2, BIOS3, BIOS4} Use BIOS-level driver for COM1, COM2, COM3, or COM4, etc, rather than its own built-in code. Allows Kermit to be used with LANs, nonstandard devices, etc. SET PORT <other> - See section on Local Area Networks. SET SPEED <number> Communications port line speed: 1200, 2400, 9600, etc. SET SPEED ? for list. 75/1200 is "split speed" (75 out, 1200 in). Applies to currently selected serial port. SET PARITY {EVEN, ODD, MARK, SPACE, NONE} = NONE Character parity to use during communication. If not NONE, then 8th-bit quoting is used during file transfer. SET DISPLAY { 7, 8 } = 7 Synonym for SET TERMINAL BYTESIZE { 7, 8 } SET DUPLEX {FULL, HALF} = FULL Select full or half duplex communication. FULL = remote echo. HALF = local echo plus RTS/CTS hardware handshake. SET HANDSHAKE {NONE, XON, CR, LF, CODE <ascii-value>} = NONE Half-duplex line turnaround character (XON is most common). SET FLOW-CONTROL {XON/XOFF, RTS/CTS, NONE} = XON/XOFF Select full-duplex flow control method. * Commands for Connecting to a Remote Host CONNECT Make a terminal connection to a device or another computer on the currently selected port using the current communication settings. Use Alt-X to return ("escape back") to the MS-Kermit> prompt (hold down the Alt key and press x), Raises DTR. Can abbreviate as C. HANGUP Hang up a dialed modem connection by lowering DTR. SET DEBUG SESSION Turn off terminal emulator, display received characters literally for debugging: ^X = Ctrl-X, ~X = X with 8th bit on. SET DEBUG OFF Turn off session debugging. There is no built-in DIAL command. Connect to the modem and dial it by hand (for example ATDT<number> for a Hayes modem), or use a macro or script program to do the dialing. * Commands for Controlling Terminal Emulation SET TERMINAL [ TYPE ] {VT320, VT100, VT102, VT52, HEATH-19, TEK4010} = VT320 Select type of terminal to emulate. More types may be available, type SET TERMINAL TYPE ? for a list. SET TERMINAL ARROW-KEYS { APPLICATION, CURSOR } Explicitly puts the arrow keys (actuall, the Kermit verbs associated with them) in application or cursor mode. SET TERMINAL BELL { AUDIBLE, VISUAL, NONE } = AUDIBLE. What to do with arriving BEL (beep, Ctrl-G) characters. SET TERMINAL BYTESIZE { 7, 8 } Use 7 for stripping off parity bit, e.g. with UNIX systems, during terminal emulation. Use 8 for 8-bit international character sets. SET TERMINAL CHARACTER-SET { LATIN1, DEC-MCS, GERMAN, FRENCH, etc } = LATIN1 Tell Kermit what character set is used by the host computer during terminal emulation. Received characters are translated from this set into the current PC code page. Characters that you type are translated from current PC code page to this set. LATIN1 is ISO Latin Alphabet 1 (an 8-bit set). GERMAN, FRENCH, etc, are 7-bit National Replacement Character sets (NRCs). Use SET KEY and SET TRANSLATION INPUT to override Kermit's built-in character translations on an individual basis, and SET TERMINAL CHARACTER-SET TRANSPARENT to disable them altogether. Optional trailing parameters G0, G1, G2, and G3 can be used to designate the specified character set into the given Gn's. Example: SET TERM CHAR LATIN1 G1. SET TERMINAL CLEAR-SCREEN Clears the screen and screen memory. SET TERMINAL COLOR <number> [, <number> [, <number> ] ] Set foreground and background color during terminal emulation. The numbers are 0 (no snow on IBM CGA), 1 (high-intensity foreground), 10 (fast screen update on IBM EGA), 3x (foreground color), 4x (background color), where x is the sum of any of 1 (Red), 2 (Green), and 4 (Blue). SET TERMINAL CONTROLS {7-BIT, 8-BIT} Tells VT320 emulator whether to send 7-bit or 8-bit control sequences when DEC function, arrow, editing, or keypad keys are pressed. SET TERMINAL CURSOR-STYLE {BLOCK, UNDERLINE} Selects the cursor style for terminal emulation. The default is underline. SET TERMINAL DISPLAY Synonym for SET TERMINAL BYTESIZE. SET TERMINAL DIRECTION {LEFT-TO-RIGHT, RIGHT-TO-LEFT} Direction of screen writing during terminal emulation. SET TERMINAL GRAPHICS <name> Specifies the type of graphics adapter in your PC: CGA, EGA, VGA, and others (SET TERM GRAPH ? for complete list). MS-DOS Kermit will automatically try to figure out what kind of adapter you have. Use this command if it guesses incorrectly. SET TERMINAL GRAPHICS CHARACTER-WRITING {OPAQUE, TRANSPARENT} Tells whether text characters written on graphics screens should be let graphics show through. SET TERMINAL GRAPHICS COLOR <number> [, <number> [, <number> ] ] Foreground and background colors for graphics screens. Numbers same as for SET TERMINAL COLOR. SET TERMINAL GRAPHICS CURSOR {ON, OFF} Tells whether there should be a text cursor during graphics terminal emulation. Default is ON. SET TERMINAL KEYCLICK {ON, OFF} On keyboards that support this, turns keyclick on or off. SET TERMINAL KEYPAD {APPLICATION, NUMERIC} Puts the numeric keypad into the specified mode. SET TERMINAL MARGIN-BELL {ON, OFF} Whether to ring the bell when the cursor passes nears the right column of the screen. SET TERMINAL NEWLINE {ON, OFF} ON means to send both a carriage return and a linefeed when you press Enter. SET TERMINAL REPLAY Synomym for @c<REPLAY. SET TERMINAL ROLL {ON, OFF} ON means to restore rolled-back screens to the end when new characters arrive. OFF means to display new characters at the current cursor position, even if it is in a rolled-back screen. SET TERMINAL SCREEN-BACKGROUND {NORMAL, REVERSE} REVERSE exchanges the foreground and background colors. SET TERMINAL TABSTOPS {AT <n>, CLEAR AT <n>, CLEAR ALL} Sets or clears screen tab stops at the specified positions. <n> can be a single number, a list of numbers, or <position>:<interval> to set tabs beginning at the specified <position>, every <interval> spaces, e.g. SET TAB AT 1:10. By default, tabs are set every eight spaces. SET TERMINAL TEK {ENABLE, DISABLE}> Whether Kermit should automatically enter Tektronix graphics mode upon receipt of special escape sequences from the host (see MSVIBM.TEK). ENABLEd by default. SET TERMINAL WIDTH {80, 132} Tells Kermit to put the video adapter into 80-column or 132-column mode. If Kermit can do this itself, it will. Otherwise it will attempt to run the DOS batch program COLS80.BAT or COLS132.BAT to do the job. You must supply these files. They should contain whatever external DOS commands you have at your disposal to change the screen mode. SET TERMINAL WRAP {ON, OFF} Whether to start a new screen line when characters arrive past the right (or left if SET TERM DIR LEFT) margin. SET PRINTER <name> To redirect any printing that is done during terminal emulation to a device or file. Default is PRN (the DOS printer device). * Local Area Networks SET PORT NETBIOS Tells Kermit to use IBM Netbios rather than serial communication port. Tells MS-DOS Kermit to await connections from other PCs on the net. Also used with AT&T StarLAN/StarGroup. SET PORT NETBIOS <name> Tells Kermit to connect to another PC on the Netbios network. Also for AT&T StarLAN/StarGroup. SET PORT NOVELL For using Novell network asynchronous communication servers (NASI/NACS). (see below). SET PORT DECNET [<node> [<password>]] For DECnet-DOS LAT or CTERM connections. Specify node to connect to, LAT password if required. SET PORT UB-NET1 For Ungermann-Bass Net/One. SET PORT OPENNET [<node>] For Intel OpenNET, similar to Netbios. SET PORT 3COM For using 3COM BAPI asynchronous communication server, BRIDGE PCS or 3+OPEN TCP versions. SET PORT EBIOS { 1, 2, 3, 4 } Use Extended BIOS for communication with EBIOS-based asynchronous communication servers like IBM's LANACS. SET PORT TELAPI <internet-address> Connect to an Internet TCP/IP host through Novell LAN Workplace for DOS. SET PORT TES <hostname> Connect to a VAX/VMS system that is running Netware/VMS. SET PORT { BIOS1, BIOS2, BIOS3, BIOS4 } For using any network that operates through a BIOS-level Int 14h COM port driver. Examples include TCP/IP Telnet (e.g. through Interlan TCP/IP Novell Gateway, or FTP Software TC/TCP Jan 1990 version 2.04 pl 1 or later). SET PRINTER <filename or PRN> Sends Connect mode printer material to the indicated file instead of to the standard DOS printer name PRN; this is a "print to disk" option. SHOW LOG displays the current filename (defaults to PRN). HANGUP Close network connection, terminate network session. * CONNECT-Mode Escape-Level Commands: During terminal emulation, you may type Ctrl-] (hold down Ctrl and press the rightbracket key) followed by any of the following characters: ? Help -- prints the available single-character commands 0 (the digit zero) Transmit a NUL (ASCII 0) B Transmit a BREAK signal (also Alt-B) C Close the connection and return to Kermit prompt level (also Alt-X) F File the current text screen in the screen dump file (also Ctrl-End) H Hangup the phone (or network connection) L Transmit a Long Break (1.8 seconds) M Toggle the mode line, i.e. turn it off if it is on & vice versa P Push to DOS; get back to CONNECT by typing EXIT at the DOS prompt Q Temporarily quit logging the remote session R Resume logging the remote session S Show the status of the connection ^] (or whatever you have set the escape character to be) Typing the escape character twice sends one copy of it to the host Use SET ESCAPE to change the escape character from Ctrl-Rightbracket to some other character, or you can use the Alt-key equivalents noted above on the IBM keyboard, or you can use SET KEY to assign \Kexit or other "Kermit verbs" to the keys of your choice. \Kexit is also assigned to Alt-X on IBM keyboards. Screen dumps are of Kermit's current screen. If it is a text screen, it is appended to KERMIT.SCN (or whatever other filename you have given in your most recent SET DUMP command), separated from previous material by a formfeed (Ctrl-L). Graphics screens are saved in TIFF 5.0 format to separate files named TEKPLT01.TIF, TEKPLT02.TIF, etc. You can save graphics screens with Ctrl-End, but not Ctrl-[F. See MSGTIF.DOC for a description of TIFF format. * SET TRANSLATE INPUT Command: SET TRANSLATE ON SET TRANSLATE INPUT <code1> <code2> Specifies that when a character represented by <code1> arrives at the communication port during terminal emulation, it should be translated into <code2> before display on the screen. Overrides current terminal character set translation for that character. Translations set up in this way take effect only after you give the command SET TRANSLATE INPUT ON, and you can disable (and restore the default translations) with SET TRANSLATE INPUT OFF. SET TRANSLATE INPUT ON/OFF does not affect the built-in translation between terminal character set and PC code page. To disable the latter, use SET TERMINAL CHARACTER-SET TRANSPARENT. * SET KEY Command: SET KEY <scancode> <value> Assigns <value> to the key whose scan code is given. When you press the key or key combination that corresponds to the scan code during terminal emulation, the <value> is transmitted out the communication port. If you don't know the scan code, type SET KEY alone on a line, then press the desired key or key combination when prompted, then enter the definition. The <value> can be a single character, a text string (which may contain backslash codes), or one or more Kermit verbs. SET KEY overrides the default translation for the given key. * Commonly Used Kermit Keyboard Verbs (default assignment in parens): \Kexit Exit from connect mode (Alt-X, Ctrl-]C) \Kbreak Send a BREAK signal (Alt-B, Ctrl-]B) \Kdos Push to DOS (Ctrl-]P) \Kdump Dump current screen to file (Ctrl-End) \Khangup Hangup communication port connection (Ctrl-]H) \Klogoff Stop session logging (Ctrl-]Q) \Klogon Resume session logging (Ctrl-]R) \Knethold Put network connection on hold or enter network shell \Kmodeline Toggle mode line off/on++ (keypad minus) \Kprtscn Print current screen (Print Screen) \Kreset Reset terminal emulator (Alt-=) \Ktermtype Change terminal type (Alt-minus) \Kupscn Roll back screen (PgUp) \Kupone Roll back screen one line (Ctrl-PgUp) \Kdnscn Roll screen forward (PgDn) \Kdnscn Roll screen forward one line (Ctrl-PgDn) \KterminalR Execute macro named TERMINALR if any \KterminalS Execute macro named TERMINALS if any \Knethold Put a network connection on hold, select another one Use SET KEY to assign or reassign these verbs to the keys of your choice. Example: "SET KEY \315 \Kexit" puts \Kexit on the F1 key. SET KEY CLEAR: Restore all Kermit's default key assignments. SET KEY ON: Use BIOS to read keystrokes (scan codes). SET KEY OFF: Use DOS rather than BIOS to read keystrokes. SET KEY LK: Use external DEC LK250 keyboard driver (if loaded). * Commands for Transferring Files: Start a Kermit program on the remote computer, give it a "send", "receive", or "server" command, escape back to MS-DOS Kermit, and give it one of the following commands: SEND <filename> [<alternate-name>] Send files to remote Kermit receiver or server. Can abbreviate as S. RECEIVE [<filename>] Wait for a file to arrive from the other Kermit program, which must be given a SEND command. Can abbreviate as R. GET <remote-filename> Ask a Kermit server to send the specified file(s). Use GET alone on a line to be prompted for remote and local names separately. MAIL <filespec> <address> Send the file as electronic mail to the address (if the remote Kermit supports this feature). * Getting Information About File Transfer: SHOW STATISTICS Display efficiency and other statistics about file transfers. SHOW PROTOCOL Display file transfer protocol-related parameter settings. SHOW FILE Display file-related parameter settings SHOW SERVER Examine server-related parameters * Commands for Talking to a Server: BYE Shut down a remote Kermit server and log out its job FINISH Shut down a remote Kermit server, put it back at command level GET <remote-filename> Ask a Kermit server to send the specified file(s) SEND <filename> [<alternate-name>] Send files to remote Kermit receiver or server REMOTE CD [<directory> [<password>]] Tell remote server to change to named directory. REMOTE DELETE <filespec> Tell remote server to delete the specified files. REMOTE DIRECTORY [<filespec>] Tell remote server to send directory listing for specified files. REMOTE HELP Ask the server to list the services it provides REMOTE HOST [command] Command for remote host in its own command language REMOTE KERMIT [command] Send a command to remote Kermit server in its own command language REMOTE LOGIN user Login to a remote Kermit server, separate prompts for password, etc. REMOTE MESSAGE text Send a one-line message to the remote Kermit server REMOTE PRINT <filespec> [ <options> ] Send the file to a remote server and ask the server to print it with the specified options, if any. REMOTE SET <parameter> <value> Tell remote server to set the specified parameter to the specified value. REMOTE SPACE [directory] Show disk space on remote host REMOTE TYPE filespec Display remote file(s) REMOTE WHO Display users logged on remote system * Commands for Acting as a Server: DISABLE <parameter> Disable various capabilities of the server (DISABLE ? for list) ENABLE <parameter> Enable various capabilities of the server (ENABLE ? for list) SET SERVER TIMEOUT <num> How often the server should send NAK packets while waiting for a command, 0 = never. SET SERVER LOGIN <name> <password> Set up a name and password which must be sent to the server (by REMOTE LOGIN) before it will accept any other commands. SERVER [{<seconds>, <hh:mm:ss>}] Act as a Kermit server, optionally for or until the given time. Default time is forever (until BYE or FINISH received, or interrupted with Ctrl-C). The MS-DOS Kermit server honors the following requests: SEND REMOTE CWD REMOTE PRINT GET REMOTE DELETE REMOTE MESSAGE FINISH REMOTE DIRECTORY REMOTE SPACE BYE REMOTE HOST REMOTE TYPE LOGOUT REMOTE KERMIT REMOTE SET * Interruption Commands While a File Transfer Is in Progress: X or Ctrl-X: Stop sending the current file and go on to the next one, if any. Z or Ctrl-Z: Stop sending this file, and don't send any further files. E or Ctrl-E: Send Error packet to the remote Kermit. C or Ctrl-C: Return to Kermit command level immediately. Q or Ctrl-Q: Send a Ctrl-Q (Xon). Enter key: Try to wake up a stuck file transfer. * Setting Nonstandard File Transfer Parameters: SET ATTRIBUTES { ON, OFF } = ON Enable/Disable processing of file attribute packets. SET ATTRIBUTES { DATE, LENGTH, TYPE, CHARACTER-SET } { ON, OFF } = ON Enable/Disable processing of specific file attributes. SET BLOCK-CHECK { 1, 2, 3 } = 1 Level of error checking, 1 by default, 3 is strongest. SET DEBUG PACKETS Display packets on screen during file transfer. SET DEBUG OFF Turn off display of packets. SET DESTINATION { DISK, PRINTER, SCREEN } = DISK Direct incoming files to the specified device. SET DISPLAY { QUIET, REGULAR, SERIAL } = REGULAR Synonym for SET FILE DISPLAY SET FILE DISPLAY { SERIAL, REGULAR, QUIET } Format of MS-DOS Kermit's file transfer display. Use SERIAL for hardcopy terminals, braille devices, speaking devices, etc. QUIET means no display at all (used automatically in remote mode). SET EOF { CTRL-Z, NOCTRL-Z } = NOCTRL-Z Whether Ctrl-Z marks the end of a PC DOS text file. SET FILE TYPE { TEXT, BINARY } = TEXT Text implies record format conversion and character set translation. Use BINARY to send or receive files with no conversaion at all. SET FILE COLLISION { DISCARD, OVERWRITE, RENAME } What to do when a file arrives that has the same name as an existing file. RENAME = Automatically give the arriving file a unique name. OVERWIRE = Overwrite the existing file with the new file. DISCARD = Reject any file that has the same name as an existing file. SET FILE CHARACTER-SET { CP437, CP850, CP860, CP863, CP865, CP866 } Tell Kermit which IBM PC code page to use when sending or receiving a text file. Default is your current PC code page. Kermit translates between the current file character set and the transfer character set during file transfer. SET TRANSFER CHARACTER-SET { TRANSPARENT, LATIN1, CYRILLIC } = TRANSPARENT Tell Kermit which character set to use when sending and receiving Kermit packets. TRANSPARENT means no translation. LATIN1 is ISO Latin Alphabet 1, useful for transferring text that contains accented characters with other Kermit programs that support this feature. CYRILLIC is ISO 8859-5 Latin/ Cyrillic, and can be used only with file character-set CP866. SET UNKNOWN-CHARACTER-SET { DISCARD, KEEP } What to do when a file arrives that has an unknown character set. SET FILE WARNING { ON, OFF, NO-SUPERSEDE } = ON Obsolete synomym for SET FILE COLLISION SET INCOMPLETE { KEEP, DISCARD } = DISCARD What to do with a file that does not arrive completely. SET RETRY <number> = 5 How many times to retry a particular packet before giving up on the file. SET TIMER { ON, OFF } = ON Enable/Disable timeouts and retransmissions during file transfer. SET WINDOW <num> = 1 Number of sliding window packet slots. Sizes greater than 1 can be used only with other Kermit programs that supports sliding windows. Improves transmission efficiency on long-delay connections. SET SEND (or RECEIVE) <parameter> <value> START-OF-PACKET <num> = 1 packet begin character, normally Ctrl-A END-OF-PACKET <num> = 13 packet end character, normally carriage return PACKET-LENGTH <num> = 94 packet length; 2000 max; > 94 is "long packets" PAUSE <num> = 0 Interpacket pause, milliseconds TIMEOUT <num> = 5 Timeout interval waiting for a packet, seconds PADDING <num> = 0 How many padding characters before each packet PADCHAR <num> = 0 Padding character to use DOUBLE-CHAR <num> Double packet character <char> when sending. IGNORE-CHAR <num> Discard <char> from packets when receiving. Use SHOW FILE, SHOW PROTOCOL to examine current file transfer settings. * Commands for Unguarded File Transfer: Kermit can also transfer files or other information with remote computers, services, or devices that do not support the Kermit file transfer protocol. These methods provide no error detection or correction. TRANSMIT <filename> Send a text file to the host as if you were typing it at the keyboard a line at a time. Waits for linefeed (\10) to echo before sending next line. Uses all current communication settings (parity, flow, etc). Does not translate character sets. CRLF is sent as CR only unless SET TRANSMIT LINE-FEEDS ON. Empty lines are sent as pairs of CRs (or CRLFS) unless SET TRANSMIT FILL is used. SET TRANSMIT <parameter> <value> Various parameters used to control TRANSMIT command. FILL-EMPTY-LINE { NONE, SPACE, <char> } LINE-FEEDS-SENT { ON, OFF } PROMPT <char> - character to wait for before sending next line (= \10) LOG SESSION <filename> Capture a remote file, which you must TYPE, into the named file (SESSION.LOG by default). * Commands for Recording Things: LOG TRANSACTION [<filename>] = TRANSACT.LOG Log file transfer names, times, etc, in given file. LOG SESSION [<filename>] = SESSION.LOG Record terminal session in given file. LOG PACKETS [<filename>] = PACKET.LOG Record file transfer packets in given file WRITE {PACKET, SESSION, TRANSACTION, SCREEN} [<text>] Write the text to the specified log file or to the screen. Text may contain backslash codes, variables, etc. CLOSE {PACKET, SESSION, TRANSACTION, ALL} Close the specified log file and stop logging. REPLAY <filespec> Display a session log, running it through the terminal emulator. SHOW LOG Display names and status of logging and log files. Ctrl-]F (while in Connect mode) Dump current text screen into a file. Ctrl-End (while in Connect mode) Dump the current screen (text or graphics) into a file. SET DUMP <name> Specify name of screen dump file for text screens (KERMIT.SCN by default). Graphics screens are saved to TEKPLTnn.TIF. SET PRINTER <filename or PRN or NUL> Sends CONNECT-mode printer material to the indicated file or device instead of to the standard DOS printer name PRN; this is a "print to disk" option. SHOW LOG displays the current filename (defaults to PRN). * Variables: \%0 is the name of the currently exuting macro (if any). \%1 thru \%9 are its parameters (arguments). These variables are created when the macro is invoked and destroyed when it terminates. If a macro invokes another macro, a new set of arguments is created and the old set is preserved. (This is a change from 3.01 and earlier, in which macro arguments were global.) \%a through \%z are global variables that can be modified or accessed in any context. \v(xxx) is a built-in variable, where xxx is its name: \v(argc) macro argument count \v(count) current value of loop counter (SET COUNT / IF COUNT) \v(date) current date in country format, e.g. dd-mm-yyyy 08-02-1991 \v(ndate) numeric date yyyymmdd, e.g. 19910208 \v(directory) current disk and directory, e.g. C:\LETTERS \v(errorlevel) current value of ERRORLEVEL variable (SET ERRORLEVEL) \v(keyboard) IBM PC keyboard type: 88, 101, or (for LK250) 250. \v(platform) PC type, e.g. IBM-PC, DEC-RAINBOW \v(program) Program name, MS-DOS_KERMIT \v(speed) Current transmission speed (only for COM1..4) \v(status) 0 if previous command succeeded, nonzero if it failed. \v(system) MS-DOS \v(time) Current time of day, hh:mm:ss, e.g. 12:30:01 \v(version) Numeric program version, e.g. 310 for version 3.10. \$(xxx) is a DOS environment variable, e.g. \$(COMSPEC). * Macros DEFINE <name> [<value>] Defines a macro called "<name>" to have the given value. If <value> omitted, undefines the name. Value may be a list of MS-DOS Kermit commands, separated by commas. Can also be used to define a variable like \%1,\%a,etc. Definition is copied literally (variable names rather than their values). [DO] <name> [<parameter1> [<parameter2> [<parameter3> [...]]]] Executes the macro called "<name>", and assigns the parameters, if any, to the variables \%1, \%2, \%3, etc, and sets the variable ARGC to the number of parameters plus one (1 = no parameters, 2 = 1 parameter, etc). These variables are available only within the macro. ASSIGN <variable1> <variable2> Copies the current value of <variable2> into <variable1>. Can also be used for macros. The definition is evaluated before it is assigned. SHOW MACRO [<name>] Shows the definition of the specified macro or variable. IF DEFINED <name> <command> Executes the <command> if the <name> is defined. IF = ARGC <num> <command> Executes <command> if ARGC is equal to <num> (numeric constant or variable) IF < ARGC <num> <command> Executes <command> if ARGC is less than <num> IF > ARGC <num> <command> Executes <command> if ARGC greater than <num> IF NOT > ARGC <num> <command> Executes <command> if ARGC less than or equal to <num> IF =, <, > Can also be used with any numeric variable, not just ARGC, including the other predefined numeric variables, VERSION, COUNT, and ERRORLEVEL, or any other variable (such as \%1, \%a) that has a numeric value. Use IF EQUAL to compare character strings (see below). * Script commands: These commands are used (in conjunction with other Kermit commands) for carrying out an automated dialog with a remote computer. ASK <variable> <prompt> Print the <prompt> on the screen, assign what user types to the <variable>. ASKQ <variable> <prompt> Like ASK, but do not echo what user types. INPUT [<timeout>] <string> Wait up to <timeout> secs for <string> to arrive at communications port. If it arrives, set SUCCESS. If not, time out and set FAILURE. String may contain backslash codes. OUTPUT <string> Send the <string> out the communications port. SET INPUT CASE { IGNORE, OBSERVE } = IGNORE Say whether alphabet case should matter in searching for INPUT string. SET INPUT DEFAULT-TIMEOUT <secs> = 1 Timeout interval to use if none given in INPUT command. SET INPUT ECHO { ON, OFF } = ON Whether to display characters read by INPUT command on the screen. SET INPUT TIMEOUT-ACTION { PROCEED, QUIT } = PROCEED PROCEED means set SUCCESS or FAILURE and go on to next statement in macro definition or TAKE file. QUIT means to quit from current macro or TAKE file immediately upon timeout (i.e. upon failure). IF SUCCESS <command> Execute the <command> if the preceding INPUT command succeeded. Also works with file transfer commands like SEND, RECEIVE, GET, BYE, etc. IF FAILURE <command> Execute the <command> if the preceding INPUT or file transfer command failed. PAUSE <secs> Do nothing for specified number of seconds, or until any character is typed at the keyboard. Raises DTR. WAIT [<timeout>] [DTR] [CD] [CTS] Wait <timeout> (seconds or until time hh:mm:ss) for specified modem signals. Raises DTR. CLEAR Clear communications port input buffer. STOP Return from macro or TAKE file to the MS-Kermit> prompt. POP Return from current macro or TAKE file to the macro, TAKE file which invoked it, or if none, to the MS-Kermit> prompt. GOTO <label> Instead of executing the next statement in the current macro definition or TAKE-file, go to the specified label and begin executing there. The label must be a word that begins with a colon (:) in the left margin in the current macro definition or TAKE file. :LOOP The previous line shows a label called "loop". GOTO LOOP would find it. REINPUT [<timeout>] <string> Like INPUT, but instead of waiting for <string> to arrive at communications port, REINPUT rescans the text that has already arrived. SET COUNT <number> Sets the loop counter to <number>. IF COUNT <command> Subtract one from count. If result is greater than 0, execute <command>. Use with GOTO to construct counted loops. SET ALARM <time> Set an alarm <time> seconds from now, or at time hh:mm:ss. IF ALARM <command> If the alarm time has passed, execute the <command>. SET ERRORLEVEL <number> Set errorlevel to be returned to DOS by Kermit upon exit. IF ERRORLEVEL <number> <command> If errorlevel of most recently executed DOS command matches or exceeds <number>, execute the <command>. IF EXIST <filename> <command> If the named file exists, execute the <command>. IF EQUAL <word1> <word2> <command> Execute the command if the two words are the same. The words may be text or variables. IF LGT <word1> <word2> <command> IF LLT <word1> <word2> <command> Execute the command if <word1> is lexically greater than (LGT) or lexically less than (LLT) <word2>. EQUAL, LGT, and LLT are alphabetical comparisons. Case is observed or ignored according to SET INPUT CASE. (End of MS-DOS Kermit Help File)