REMOTE(5) UNIX Programmer's Manual REMOTE(5) NAME remote - remote host description file DESCRIPTION The systems known by _t_i_p(1C) and their attributes are stored in an ASCII file which is structured somewhat like the _t_e_r_m_c_a_p(5) file. Each line in the file provides a descrip- tion for a single _s_y_s_t_e_m. Fields are separated by a colon (``:''). Lines ending in a \ character with an immediately following newline are continued on the next line. The first entry is the name(s) 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 `=' sign indicates a string value follows. A field name fol- lowed by a `#' sign indicates a following numeric value. Entries named ``tip*'' and ``cu*'' are used as default entries by _t_i_p, and the _c_u interface to _t_i_p, as follows. When _t_i_p is invoked with only a phone number, 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 _c_u inter- face 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 _c_a_p_a_b_i_l_i_t_y=_v_a_l_u_e; e.g. ``dv=/dev/harris''. A numeric capa- bility is specified by _c_a_p_a_b_i_l_i_t_y#_v_a_l_u_e; e.g. ``xa#99''. A boolean capability is specified by simply listing the capa- bility. at (str) Auto call unit type. 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 `dv' 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. Printed 11/26/99 May 15, 1985 1 REMOTE(5) UNIX Programmer's Manual REMOTE(5) dv (str) UNIX device(s) to open to establish a connection. If this file refers to a terminal line, _t_i_p(1C) attempts to perform an exclusive open on the device to insure only one user at a time has access to the port. el (str) Characters marking an end-of-line. The default is NULL. `~' escapes are only recognized by _t_i_p after one of the characters in `el', 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. oe (str) Output end-of-file string. The default is NULL. When _t_i_p 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. This may be one of ``even'', ``odd'', ``none'', ``zero'' (always set bit 8 to zero), ``one'' (always set bit 8 to 1). The default is even parity. pn (str) Telephone number(s) for this host. If the tele- phone number field contains an @ sign, _t_i_p searches the file /_e_t_c/_p_h_o_n_e_s file for a list of telephone numbers; c.f. _p_h_o_n_e_s(5). tc (str) Indicates that the list of capabilities is con- tinued in the named description. This is used pri- marily to share common capability information. Here is a short example showing the use of the capability continuation feature: UNIX-1200:\ :dv=/dev/cau0:el=^D^U^C^S^Q^O@:du:at=ventel:ie=#$%:oe=^D:br#1200: arpavax|ax:\ :pn=7654321%:tc=UNIX-1200 FILES /etc/remote SEE ALSO tip(1C), phones(5) Printed 11/26/99 May 15, 1985 2