remote(5) File Formats Manual remote(5)
Name
remote - 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
provides 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 fol-
lows. 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 num-
ber, 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 informa-
tion, 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 characters
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 signals. 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 tele-
phone 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 capabil-
ity 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
Files
See Also
tip(1c), acucap(5), phones(5)
remote(5)