NAME

umodem − XMODEM protocol file transfer program

SYNOPSIS

/usr/contrib/bin/umodem [ −options ] files
/usr/contrib/bin/umodem −c

HP-UX COMPATIBILITY

Level: HP-UX/NON-STANDARD

Origin: Public Domain

DESCRIPTION

Umodem is a file transfer program that incorporates the well-known XMODEM protocol used on CP/M systems, as well as on the HP110 portable computer. 

Options:

−1 Employ TERM II FTP 1. 

−3 Enable TERM FTP 3 (CP/M UG). 

−7 Enable 7-bit transfer mask. 

−a Turn on ARPA Net flag. 

−l Turn on entry logging. 

−m Allow overwriting of files. 

−d Don’t delete umodem.log before starting. 

−p Print all messages. 

−r[tb]
Receive file. Specify t for text, or b for binary. 

−s[tb]
Send file. Specify t for text, or b for binary. 

−y Display file status only. 

−c Enter command mode. 

The usual way to invoke umodem is:

umodem -rt7 file
Receive a text file.

umodem -rb file
Receive a binary file.

umodem -st7 file
Send a text file.

umodem -sb file
Send a binary file.

SEE ALSO

Kermit(1M), cu(1C), uucp(1C). 
 

Hewlett-Packard  —  last mod. May 11, 2021