NAME

kermit − KERMIT protocol file transfer program

SYNOPSIS

/usr/contrib/bin/kermit [ options ] files

HP-UX COMPATIBILITY

Level: HP-UX/NON−STANDARD

Origin: Public Domain

DESCRIPTION

Kermit is a file transfer program in common use on MS-DOS systems.  It can also be used to tranfer files between two HP-UX systems when used in conjunction with cu. Kermit is invoked as follows:

usage:
kermit c [lbe line baud escapechar]         to connect
kermit s [diflb line baud] file ...       to send files
kermit r [diflb line baud]                to receive files

where:
c=connect, s=send, r=receive, d=debug, i=image mode, f=no filename conversion, l=tty line, b=baud rate, and e=escape char.

For remote Kermit, the format is either kermit r to receive files, or kermit s file ... to send files. 

A typical kermit file transfer in conjunction with cu would look something like this:

     $ cu -lculb0 -qm dir
    Connected
    % ls
    % kermit r
    ~&kermit slb /dev/culb0 9600 file1 file2
    Kermit: Sending file1 as FILE1
    Kermit: Sending file2 as FILE2
    Kermit: done.
    &
    % ls
    file1  file2
    % ~.
    Disconnected
    $

SEE ALSO

umodem(1M), cu(1C), uucp(1C). 
 

Hewlett-Packard  —  last mod. May 11, 2021