Using C-Kermit (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Using C-Kermit: Communication Software for UNIX, VMS, OS/2, AOS/VS, OS-9, Amiga, Atari ST 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 6
Preface 16
Chapter 1. Introduction 24
Why Kermit? 24
How Kermit Works 26
Capabilities of C-Kermit 30
Capabilities of Popular Kermit Programs 31
Kermit Software Versions 32
How to Get Kermit Software 32
Chapter 2. Running C-Kermit 38
Starting C-Kermit 38
Exiting from C-Kermit 40
Entering Interactive Commands 40
Command Files 46
Describing Kermit's Commands 49
Some Basic C-Kermit Commands 53
The C-Kermit Initialization File 58
Chapter 3. Getting Connected 60
Using C-Kermit in Local Mode 63
A Test Drive 63
Establishing a Serial Connection 65
Direct Serial Connections 71
Dialed Serial Connections 73
Using Network Connections 90
Chapter 4. Terminal Connection 102
The CONNECT Command 102
Closing the Connection 105
CONNECT-Mode Keyboard Escape Commands 105
Terminal Emulation 111
Key Mapping 114
Logging and Debugging Your Terminal Session 115
Chapter 5. The Basics of File Transfer 118
Basic File Transfer Commands 118
Easy File Transfer Examples 121
Local-Mode File Transfer 127
Interrupting a File Transfer 132
Transferring Text Files 135
Transferring Binary Files 136
File Names 137
Filename Collisions 139
Incomplete Transfers 140
Keeping a Record of Your File Transfers 140
Summary 141
Chapter 6. Solving File Transfer Problems 144
Parity 145
Speed and Flow Control in the Full Duplex Environment 147
Half Duplex Communication 150
Noise and Interference 151
Timeouts 153
Transparency Problems 155
IBM Mainframe Linemode Communication 156
IBM Mainframe Full-Screen Communication 158
For X.25 Users Only 160
Collecting the Evidence 161
Chapter 7. Using a Kermit Server 162
Starting the Server 163
Sending Commands to Kermit Servers 164
Server Security 171
Turning the Tables 173
Chapter 8. File Transfer Power Tools 174
Overview of the Kermit Protocol 174
Analyzing Kermit's Performance 176
Improving File Transfer Performance 178
File Attributes 188
Displaying and Controlling File Transfer Options 191
Chapter 9. International Character Sets 192
Proprietary Character Sets 193
Standard Character Sets 194
International Characters in Commands 197
International Characters in Terminal Emulation 198
Transferring International Text Files 203
Translating without Transferring 217
One-Sided Translation 219
Labor-Saving Devices 220
Chapter 10. Transferring Files without the Kermit Protocol 222
Downloading to C-Kermit 223
Uploading from C-Kermit 225
Encoding 8-Bit Data Files for Transmission 230
Chapter 11. Command Files, Macros, and Variables 232
Command Files Revisited 233
Command Macros 237
Macro Arguments 242
A Macro Sampler 245
Variables 247
Chapter 12. Programming Commands 258
The IF Command 258
The STOP and END Commands 266
The GOTO Command 269
Structured Programming 272
Built-in Functions 275
Can We Talk? 284
Special Effects 286
User-Defined Functions 290
Reading and Writing Files and Commands 292
Chapter 13. Script Programming 296
Automated Connection Establishment 297
Synchronization Commands 299
Constructing a Login Script for VMS 306
A UNIX Login Script 312
An IBM Mainframe Linemode Login Script 314
An IBM Mainframe Fullscreen Login Script 315
Login Scripts for Commercial Data Services 317
A Directory of Services 320
Automated File Transfer 324
Passwords and Security versus Automation 326
The SCRIPT Command 330
Script Programming Ideas 332
Chapter 14. Command-Line Options 334
Option List 337
Command-Line Examples 344
Appendix I: C-Kermit Command Reference 346
Command Summary 347
Appendix II: A Condensed Guide to Serial Data Communications 382
Character Format and Parity 382
Modems 385
Cables and Connectors 393
Appendix III: UNIX C-Kermit 398
Installation 398
Using UNIX C-Kermit 405
Appendix IV: VMS C-Kermit 422
Preparing Your VMS Session for C-Kermit 422
Using VMS C-Kermit 424
Appendix V: OS/2 C-Kermit 442
Installation 442
Using OS/2 C-Kermit 446
VT102 Escape Sequences 458
Appendix VI: AOS/VS C-Kermit 464
Using C-Kermit in AOS/VS 465
Appendix VII: Other C-Kermit Versions 472
Amiga C-Kermit 472
Atari ST C-Kermit 475
OS-9 C-Kermit 477
Appendix VIII: Character Set Tables 482
The ASCII and ISO 646IRV Character Set 484
7-Bit Control Characters 485
7-Bit Roman Character Sets 486
West European Character Sets 487
East European Character Sets 491
Cyrillic Character Sets 493
Appendix IX: DOS/UNIX File Conversion Script 498
Appendix X: Hexification Programs 500
Appendix XI: Shift-In/Shift Out Filter 502
Acronyms and Abbreviations 504
Bibliography 514
Trademarks 520
Index 524