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- From: biff@biff.gbdata.com (Dwight Everhart)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software
- Subject: Re: How do you download using (XYZ)MODEM protocol?
- Message-ID: <C0D4zv.1DF@biff.gbdata.com>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 04:11:54 GMT
- References: <C07ItC.9A6@griffin.cuc.ab.ca>
- Sender: biff@biff.gbdata.com (Dwight Everhart)
- Lines: 61
-
- In article <C07ItC.9A6@griffin.cuc.ab.ca> davor@griffin.cuc.ab.ca (Davor
- Barcan) writes:
- > Just add the following lines to your '.kermrc' file in your home directory.
- > You need the Zmodem package from Sonata. Now, whenever I need to upload
- > using Zmodem, I do the following:
- >
- > 1) Exit into Kermit command mode (usually CTRL-] c)
- > 2) 'cd' to the directory of the file(s)
- > 3) Type 'sz files' or whatever files you want to send.
- >
- > Use 'sz file(s)' for sending Zmodem, 'rz' for receiving Zmodem, 'sb
- > file(s)' for sending Ymodem batch, 'rb' for receiving Ymodem batch, 'sx
- > file' for sending Xmodem, and 'rx file' for receiving Xmodem.
- >
- > Now you have no reason not to use Kermit all the time. My tip just
- > collects dust.
- >
- > --- '.kermrc' cut here ---
- > # Send & receive Xmodem, Ymodem, Zmodem macros
- >
- > define sx -
- > !sx < \v(line) > \v(line) \%1
- >
- > define rx -
- > !rx < \v(line) > \v(line) \%1
- >
- > define sb -
- > !sb < \v(line) > \v(line) \%1
- >
- > define rb -
- > !rb < \v(line) > \v(line) \%1
- >
- > define sz -
- > !sz < \v(line) > \v(line) \%1
- >
- > define rz -
- > !rz < \v(line) > \v(line) \%1
- > --- '.kermrc' end --
-
- You can also add the other argument numbers so you can send up to nine files
- (or wildcard patterns):
-
- define sz !sz -r \%1 \%2 \%3 \%4 \%5 \%6 \%7 \%8 \%9 <\v(line) >\v(line)
-
- If you give less then nine arguments, kermit only passes the ones you type.
-
- You can also have kermit execute a command after the upload or download is
- finished. For example, I have a simple program that beeps X times, where X
- is an argument. So I have "sz" defined as:
-
- define sz !sz -r \%1 \%2 \%3 \%4 \%5 \%6 \%7 \%8 \%9 <\v(line) >\v(line),
- !beep 5
-
- (Newline added for clarity only.) This way I can go into the next room and
- still know when the download is finished.
-
- --
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