osf1 man page for remote

remote(4)						     Kernel Interfaces Manual							 remote(4)

NAME
       remote - Remote host description file

SYNOPSIS
       /etc/remote

DESCRIPTION
       The  /etc/remote  file  stores in an ASCII file, remote system attributes known by tip.	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  con-
       tinued 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.

CAPABILITIES
       Capabilities are either strings (str), numbers (num), or Boolean flags (bool).  A string capability is of the form: capability=value

       An example is: dv=/dev/harris

       A numeric capability is of the form: capability#value

       An example is: xa#99

       A  Boolean  capability is specified simply by listing it.  The following are available capabilities: (str) Autocall unit type.  This string
       is what is searched for in /etc/acucap to decide if the generic dialer is to be used.  For more information, see acucap(4).  (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.  (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 appro-
       priate  sequence required to switch to the host.  (str) Call unit if making a phone call.  Default is the same as the dv field.	(str) Dis-
       connect message sent to the host when a disconnect is requested by the user.  (bool) This host is on a dial-up line.  (str) UNIX devices to
       open  to establish a connection.  If this file refers to a terminal line, tip attempts to perform an exclusive open on the device to ensure
       only one user at a time has access to the port.	(str) Characters marking an end-of-line.  The default is NULL.	Tilde (~) escapes are rec-
       ognized by tip only after one of the characters in el, or after a carriage-return.  (str) Frame size for transfers.  The default frame size
       is equal to BUFSIZ.  (bool) The host uses half-duplex communication; local echo should be performed.  (str) Input end-of-file  marks.   The
       default	is  NULL.  (str) Output end-of-file string.  The default is NULL.  When tip is transferring a file, this string is sent at end-of-
       file.  (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 none.  (str) Telephone numbers for this host.  If the telephone number field contains
       an @ sign, tip searches the file /etc/phones file for a list of telephone numbers.  For more information, see phones(4).   (str)  Indicates
       that the list of capabilities is continued in the named description.  This is used primarily to share common capability information.

EXAMPLES
       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:
	    :du:at=df112:ie=#$%:oe=^D:br#1200: ourvax|ox:	:pn=7654321:tc=UNIX-1200

RELATED INFORMATION
       Commands: tip(1).

       Files: acucap(4), phones(4).  delim off delim off

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