Here are some serial tips you might find helpful...
kermit
and zmodem To use zmodem with kermit
, add the following to your .kermrc
:
define rz !rz < /dev/cua3 > /dev/cua3
define sz !sz \%0 > /dev/cua3 < /dev/cua3
Be sure to put in the device your modem is on. Then, to use it,
just type rz
or sz <filename>
at the kermit
prompt.
To set your terminal type automagically when you log in, look at
/etc/ttytype
. Put in the device, and corresponding terminal
type, and your TERM
variable will be set when you log in.
Say I have a vt100 terminal on ttyS1
, I would put:
vt100 ttyS1
in /etc/ttytype
.
You can also get tset
from
sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/system/Terminal-management/
.
See the docs that come with tset
to learn how to use it.
tset
can establish terminal characteristics when you log in,
and doesn't depend on any defaults.
ls
on serial connections If ls
is screwing up your terminal emulation with the color
feature, turn it off. ls -o
, ls --color
, and ls --colour
all use the color feature. Some installations have ls
set to
use color by default.
There is a program called vtprint
that will do this. It is
available from ftp.sdsu.edu:/pub/vtprint
. The following
is from the README
file that comes with the program:
vtprint is a program that allows users to print from a remote UNIX host to a printer attached to their local terminal or emulator, which makes it great for printing files at home, etc. (It only does text files, though.)
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