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ASCII-XFR(1) Linux Users Manual ASCII-XFR(1)

NAME
ascii-xfr - upload/download files using the ASCII protocol

SYNOPSIS
ascii-xfr -s|-r [-ednv] [-l linedelay] [-c characterdelay] filename

DESCRIPTION
Ascii-xfr Transfers files in ASCII mode. This means no flow control, no checksum-
ming and no file-name negotiation. It should only be used if the remote system
doesn’t understand anything else.

The ASCII protocol transfers files line-by-line. The EOL (End-Of-Line) character is
transmitted as CRLF. When receiving, the CR character is stripped from the incoming
file. The Control-Z (ASCII 26) character signals End-Of-File, if option -e is
specified (unless you change it to Cotrol-D (ASCII 4) with -d).

Ascii-xfr reads from stdin when receiving, and sends data on stdout when sending.
Some form of input or output redirection to the the modem device is thus needed
when downloading or uploading, respectively.

OPTIONS
-s Send a file.

-r Receive a file. One of -s or -r must be present.

-e Send the End-Of-File character (Control-Z, ASCII 26 by default) when upload-
ing has finished.

-d Use the Control-D (ASCII 4) as End-Of-File character.

-n Do not translate CR to CRLF and vice versa.

-v Verbose: show tranfer statistics on the stderr output.

-l milliseconds
When transmitting, pause for this delay after each line.

-c milliseconds
When transmitting, pause for this delay after each character.

file Name of the file to send or receive. When receiving, any existing file by
this name will be truncated.

USAGE WITH MINICOM
If you want to call this program from minicom(1), start minicom and go to the
Options menu. Select File transfer protocols. Add the following lines, for example
as protocols I and J.

I Ascii /usr/bin/ascii-xfr -sv Y U N Y
J Ascii /usr/bin/ascii-xfr -rv Y D N Y

AUTHOR
Miquel van Smoorenburg, miquels AT cistron.nl
Jukka Lahtinen, walker AT clinet.fi