[Info-vax] Unix equivalent to SET HOST/DTE ?

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In article <52449cd3-0cea-4920-81af-9b4059e54b95 at k17g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>, H Vlems <hvlems at freenet.de> writes:
>On 19 okt, 11:11, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spam... at vaxination.ca> wrote:
>> If a unix host has one or more serial ports, what would be the unix
>> equivalent to SET HOST/DTE txa0: ?
>>
>> (aka: like a telnet, except to a serial port).
>
>As Glen already wrote, tip does that in the unix world. However PuTTY
>is available for unix and its user interface is fairly
>straightforward. Version 6 supports serial lines on WIndows) possibly
>as well on unix

I use 'cu' on Linux because 'tip' is not available.

NAME
       cu - Call up another system

SYNOPSIS
       cu [ options ] [ system | phone | "dir" ]

DESCRIPTION
       The  cu  command is used to call up another system and act as a dial in
       terminal.  It can also do simple file transfers with no error checking.

       cu  takes  a  single argument, besides the options.  If the argument is
       the string "dir" cu will make a direct connection to  the  port.   This
       may  only be used by users with write access to the port, as it permits
       reprogramming the modem.


$ cu --speed 9600 --line /dev/KeySpan

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