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- The available Kermit-Bur commands are:
-
- SET - SHOW(STAtus)- RECEIVE - SEND - SERVER - EXIT.
-
- Some commands may be abbreviated. All necessary characters of a
- command are printed in capitals.
-
- For more information type HELP <Kermit-Bur command>.
-
- The SET-command.
- --- ------------
-
- The SET-command is necessary to set the FILEKIND of the file to be
- received from the PC and because some Kermits need other settings
- than the default values of Kermit-Bur.
-
- The default setting is:
-
- FILE TYPE DATA RECORDLENGTH 80 CHARACTERS
-
- RECEIVE DIRECTORY: not specified
-
- SEND DIRECTORY: not specified
-
- DELAY: 5 seconds
-
- DEBUG: OFF
-
- EXTENSION: OFF
-
- SEND EOL: CR (carriage return)
-
- SEND PAKLEN: 94
-
- SEND QUOTE: #
-
- SEND SOP: SOH (Start Of Header)
-
- SEND TIMEOUT: 15
-
- No SEND PADDING
-
- Syntax :
-
- --SET--+--FILE--TYPE--+--BINary--+--RECordlength---< integer >-+---
- | | | |
- | +---DATa---+-----------------------------+
- | | |
- | +--<filekind>----------------------------+
- | |
- +--RECeive--DIRectory---+-----------------+-------------+
- | | | |
- | +--< directory >--+ |
- | |
- +--DELAY----------< integer >---------------------------+
- | |
- +--DEBUG--------+--ON--+--------------------------------+
- | | | |
- | +--OFF-+ |
- | |
- +--EXTension----+--ON--+--------------------------------+
- | | | |
- | +--OFF-+ |
- | |
- +--SEND--+----DIRectory--+-----------------+------------+
- | | | |
- | +--< directory >--+ |
- | |
- +----EOL---------< integer >-------------------+
- | |
- +----PAKLEN------< integer >-------------------+
- | |
- +----QUOTE-------<character>-------------------+
- | |
- +----SOP---------< integer >-------------------+
- | |
- +----TIMEOUT-----< integer >-------------------+
- | |
- +--PADDING--<integer>--PADCHAR--<integer>------+
-
- SET FILE TYPE BINary : Kermit-Bur will do binary transport if the
- local Kermit agrees. When sending a file
- to the PC, the FILEKIND of that file must
- be DATA. When receiving a file from the
- PC, the FILEKIND of that file will be
- DATA. If no recordlength is specified, the
- MAXRECSIZE of the file to be received from
- the PC will be 128 bytes, otherwise the
- specified length in bytes. There will be
- no translation from ASCII-code to EBCDIC-
- code.
- When receiving code-files from the PC, one
- is advised to choose a wise recordlength.
- The last record is filled up with NUL's
- (48"00"); so to avoid trailing NUL's, your
- code file should be a multiple of the
- choosen recordlength.
-
- SET FILE TYPE DATa : When receiving a file from the PC, the
- FILEKIND of that file will be DATA. If no
- recordlength is specified, the MAXRECSIZE
- of the file to be received from the PC
- will be 80 characters, otherwise the
- specified length in characters. When the
- SET-command isn't used , this is the
- default situation.
-
- SET FILE TYPE <filekind>: When receiving a file from the PC, the
- FILEKIND of that file will be the
- specified filekind. The file-attributes
- are set according to the CANDE-
- requirements.
- <filekind> ::= ALGol | PL/i | COBol |
- FORtran | BASic | JOB | PAScal | SEQ |
- CSEq | CDAta
-
- SET RECeive DIRectory : When a directory is specified, the files,
- received by Kermit-Bur, are stored in that
- directory. When no directory is mentioned,
- Kermit-Bur stores received files as
- explained in the RECEIVE-command. This is
- the default situation.
-
- e.g. SET REC DIR KERMIT
- The file with filename TEST, received by
- Kermit-Bur is stored with TITLE
- KERMIT/TEST.
-
- SET DELAY <xx> : <xx> is an integer value in the range 0 through
- 30. It represents the time (in seconds) that
- Kermit-Bur will wait before sending the first
- packet. The defaultvalue is 5.
-
- SET DEBUG ON : a printerfile is created for logging/statistics.
- The defaultvalue is OFF (no printerfile).
-
- SET EXTension ON : When receiving a file on your PC, Kermit-Bur
- creates a filename that consists of the last
- identifier of the TITLE of the Burroughs-file,
- followed by a period, followed by the first three
- letters of the FILEKIND of the Burroughs-file.
-
- e.g. When your PC receives the Burroughs-file
- with TITLE KERMIT/RECORDS/NEW and FILEKIND DATA,
- the filename will be NEW.DAT.
-
- When EXTENSION is OFF (default), the filename of
- the file to be received on your PC will be:
-
- if the TITLE of the Burroughs-file consists
- of only one identifier, that identifier.
-
- if the TITLE of the Burroughs-file consists
- of two ore more identifiers, the last
- identifier but one of the Burroughs-file,
- followed by a period, followed by the first
- three letters/digits of the last identifier
- of the Burroughs-file.
-
- e.g. When your PC receives the Burroughs-file
- with TITLE KERMIT/RECORDS, the filename will be
- KERMIT.REC.
-
- Naturally the actual filename on your PC depends
- upon the filename-conventions on your local
- machine.
-
- SET SEND <parm> : <parm> are the following parameters, which are
- described below.
-
- DIRectory : When a directory is specified, files send by
- Kermit-Bur are retrieved in that directory.
-
- e.g. SET SEND DIR KERMIT
- SEND TEST
- Kermit-Bur looks for a file with TITLE
- KERMIT/TEST.
-
- When no directory is specified, Kermit-Bur
- looks for the actual TITLE given in the SEND-
- command. This is the default situation.
-
- EOL <xx> : <xx> is an integer value (decimal value of the
- ASCII-code). It represents the end of line
- character to be used as a line terminator for
- packets, if one is required by the local
- Kermit, carriage return (CR) by default. Only
- LF (10) or CR (13) is accepted.
-
- e.g. SET SEND EOL 13
-
- PAKLEN <xx> : <xx> is an integer value in the range 10
- through 94. It represents the maximum
- packetlength to send. The defaultvalue is 94.
-
- e.g. SET SEND PAKLEN 90
-
- QUOTE <xx> : <xx> is a printable character (decimal value in
- the ASCII-range: 33 through 61, except 38 (&)).
- It represents the quoting-character the local
- Kermit requires for control-characters. A
- control-character is considered to be any byte
- whose value is in the range 0 through 31, or
- equal to 127 (decimal value off the ASCII-
- code). When a control-character appears in a
- file to send, it is changed in a printable
- representation (increased by 64 mod 128) and
- preceeded by the QUOTE-character. The
- defaultvalue is an # and there should be no
- reason to change this.
-
- e.g. SET SEND QUOTE #
-
- SOP <xx> : <xx> is an integer value (decimal value off the
- ASCII- code). It represents the Start-Of-Packet
- character the local Kermit requires. The
- defaultvalue is SOH (Start-Of-Header, decimal
- value 1). If this character causes problems,
- you can use this command to select a different
- control-character to mark the start of a
- packet. You must also issue the reciprocal
- command (SET RECEIVE SOP) to the Kermit on the
- other system (providing it has such a command).
-
- e.g. SET SEND SOP 1
-
- TIMEOUT <xx>: <xx> is a positive integer value (maximum 90).
- It tells how many seconds the local Kermit will
- wait for a packet before trying again. The
- default value is 15.
-
- e.g. SET SEND TIMEOUT 10
-
- PADDING <xx> PADCHAR <yy> : Two integer values. <xx> repre-
- sents the number of padding-characters (maximum
- 20) and <yy> represents the padding-character
- (decimal value off the ASCII-code). <yy> must
- be a control-character. They should be send
- before sending each packet to the other Kermit.
- The default values are 0 (no padding) and NUL
- (0) for the padding-character.
-
- e.g. SET SEND PADDING 0 PADCHAR 0
-
- Caution:
-
- The values of EOL, QUOTE, SOP and PADCHAR must be distinct.
-
- The SHOW-command.
- --- -------------
-
- Syntax:
-
- SHOW
- STAtus
-
- The SHOW-command will display the values of the settings mentioned
- in the SET-command.
-
- The RECEIVE-command.
- --- ----------------
-
- Syntax :
-
- RECEIVE
-
- Receives a file or filegroup from the other Kermit. In the filename
- a period is replaced by a slash and special characters, which are
- prohibit in Burroughs-files, are replaced by "X".
- If an incoming filename already exists, then the filename is
- extended with <integer> (the integer is in the range 01 through 99)
- and Kermit-Bur writes a warning to a permanent disk file (TITLE :
- KERMIT/WARNINGS). With the SET-command you can specify the FILEKIND
- of the file(s) to be received.
-
- The SEND-command.
- --- -------------
-
- Syntax :
-
- ---SEND---|---< filename >----------------------|----
- | |
- |---< directory >----- < /=> ---------|
-
- Send a file or filegroup to the other Kermit. To transfer more files
- within one SEND-command you must use a directory.
- In Kermit-Bur multiple file transfer is implemented as the transfer
- of all the files in one directory.
-
- e.g. SEND KERMIT/TEXT ,
- SEND KERMIT/=
-
- The SERVER-command.
- --- ---------------
-
- Syntax:
-
- SERVER
-
- When giving the SERVER-command you set Kermit-Bur in a special mode
- the so called SERVER-mode. You must still connect to the B7900 to
- log-in and start the SERVER with the SERVER-command, but you no
- longer have to tell one side to SEND and the other to RECEIVE. After
- giving the SERVER-command you escape back to the local Kermit and do
- as many SEND- and RECEIVE-operations as you like. For receiving
- files you use the local GET-command (if implemented). To shut down
- the SERVER you have to give a local FINISH-command (a so called
- generic command), after which Kermit-Bur waits for your next
- command. If you want to finish the Kermit-session, you have to
- CONNECT again, issue the EXIT-command to Kermit-Bur and log-out from
- the Burroughs host.
- At the moment the FINISH-command is the only implemented generic
- command.
- The available local commands can be found in your local Kermit User
- Guide.
-
- The EXIT-command.
- --- -------------
-
- Syntax:
-
- EXIT
-
- To terminate Kermit (i.e. to halt & close).
-
- The HELP-command.
- --- -------------
-
- Syntax :
-
- ---- HELP----|----------------------------|-------
- | |
- |---< Kermit-Bur command >---|
-
- HELP gives a survey of the possible commands. HELP <Kermit-Bur
- command> gives the information of the specified command.
-
- e.g. HELP,
- HELP RECEIVE
-