REMOTE(5)                                                            REMOTE(5)


NAME
       remote - remote host description file

DESCRIPTION
       The  systems  known  by  tip(1C)  and their attributes are stored in an
       ASCII file which is structured somewhat like the termcap(5) file.  Each
       line  in  the  file provides a description for a single system.  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 followed by a ‘#’ sign indicates a following numeric value.

       Entries named ‘‘tip*’’ and ‘‘cu*’’ are used as default entries by  tip,
       and the cu interface to tip, as follows.  When tip 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 cu
       interface 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 capability=value; e.g.
       ‘‘dv=/dev/harris’’.  A numeric  capability  is  specified  by  capabil
       ity#value; e.g. ‘‘xa#99’’.  A boolean capability is specified by simply
       listing the capability.

       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.

       dv   (str)  UNIX  device(s) to open to establish a connection.  If this
            file refers to a terminal line, tip(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 tip 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  tip
            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 telephone  number
            field  contains  an @ sign, tip searches the file /etc/phones file
            for a list of telephone numbers; c.f.  phones(5).

       tc   (str) Indicates that the list of capabilities is continued in  the
            named  description.   This is used primarily to share common capa‐
            bility 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)


4.2 Berkeley Distribution        May 15, 1985                        REMOTE(5)
 
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