remote(5)remote(5)Nameremote - remote host description file
Description
The systems known by and their attributes are stored in an ASCII file
that is structured somewhat like the file. Each line in the file pro‐
vides a description for a single system. Fields are separated by
colons (:). Lines ending in a backslash (\) followed immediately by a
newline character are continued on the next line.
The first entry is the names of the host system. If there is more than
one name for a system, the names are separated by vertical bars. After
the name of the system comes the fields of the description. A field
name followed by an equal sign (=) indicates a string value follows. A
field name followed by a number sign (#) indicates a following numeric
value.
Entries named ``tip*'' and ``cu*'' are used as default entries by and
the interface to as follows. When is invoked with only a phone number,
it looks for an entry of the form ``tip300'', where 300 is the baud
rate with which the connection is to be made. When the interface is
used, entries of the form ``cu300'' are used.
Capabilities
Capabilities are either strings (str), numbers (num), or Boolean flags
(bool). A string capability is specified by capability=value; for
example, A numeric capability is specified by capability#value; for
example, A Boolean capability is specified by simply listing the capa‐
bility.
at (str) Autocall unit type. This string is what is searched for in
to decide if the generic dialer is to be used. For further infor‐
mation, see
br (num) The baud rate used in establishing a connection to the
remote host. This is a decimal number. The default baud rate is
300 baud.
cm (str) An initial connection message to be sent to the remote host.
For example, if a host is reached through port selector, this
might be set to the appropriate sequence required to switch to the
host.
cu (str) Call unit if making a phone call. Default is the same as
the field.
di (str) Disconnect message sent to the host when a disconnect is
requested by the user.
du (bool) This host is on a dial-up line.
dv (str) UNIX devices to open to establish a connection. If this
file refers to a terminal line, attempts to perform an exclusive
open on the device to ensure only one user at a time has access to
the port.
el (str) Characters marking an end-of-line. The default is NULL.
Tilde (~) escapes are recognized by only after one of the charac‐
ters in or after a carriage-return.
fs (str) Frame size for transfers. The default frame size is equal
to BUFSIZ.
hd (bool) The host uses half-duplex communication; local echo should
be performed.
ie (str) Input end-of-file marks. The default is NULL.
md (bool) A hardwired device being used accepts modem control sig‐
nals. Used when is not present but modem signals are to be used.
oe (str) Output end-of-file string. The default is NULL. When tip
is transferring a file, this string is sent at end-of-file.
pa (str) The type of parity to use when sending data to the host. The
type can be one of even, odd, none, zero (always set bit 8 to
zero), or 1 (always set bit 8 to 1). The default is even parity.
pn (str) Telephone numbers for this host. If the telephone number
field contains an @ sign, searches the file file for a list of
telephone numbers. For further information, see
tc (str) Indicates that the list of capabilities is continued in the
named description. This is used primarily to share common capa‐
bility information.
Here is a short example showing the use of the capability continuation
feature:
UNIX-1200:\
:dv=/dev/ttyd0:el=^D^U^C^S^Q^O:.br
:du:at=df112:ie=#$%:oe=^D:br#1200:
ourvax|ox:\
:pn=7654321:tc=UNIX-1200
FilesSee Alsotip(1c), acucap(5), phones(5)remote(5)
