Syntax: REMOTE [command]
When running as a local Kermit talking to a remote Kermit server, use the REMOTE command to request special functions of the
remote server. The server will send the results back, and they
will be displayed on the screen. The REMOTE commands are:
- REMOTE CWD [directory]
- Change Working Directory. If no directory name is provided, the
server will change to the default directory.
- REMOTE DELETE [filespec]
- Delete the specified file or files.
- REMOTE DIRECTORY [filespec]
- The names of the files that match the given file specification will
be displayed on your screen, possibly along with additional information
about file sizes and dates. If no file specification is given, all files
from the current directory will be listed.
- REMOTE SPACE [directory]
- Information about disk usage.
- REMOTE HELP
- A list of available server functions is displayed.
- REMOTE HOST [command]
- The given command is passed to the server's host command processor,
and the resulting output is displayed on your screen. Do not use for
interactive commands.
- REMOTE KERMIT [command]
- The given command, which is expressed in the server Kermit's own
interactive-mode command syntax, is passed to the server for
execution. This is useful for changing settings, logging, and other
functions3.4.
- REMOTE RUN program-name [command-line-argument]
- The remote Kermit is asked to run the indicated program with the
indicated command line; the program's terminal output is sent back to your
screen.
- REMOTE PROGRAM [command]
- The command is sent to the program started by most recent
REMOTE RUN program, and the program's response is displayed on the
screen. If no command is given, a newline character is sent.
- REMOTE TYPE filespec
- The contents of the specified file is displayed on your screen.