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@@ -46,65 +46,66 @@ and their attributes are stored in an
file which
is structured somewhat like the
.Xr termcap 5
-file. Each line in the file provides a description for a single
+file.
+Each line in the file provides a description for a single
.Em system .
Fields are separated by a colon (``:'').
Lines ending in a \e character with an immediately following newline are
continued on the next line.
.Pp
-The first entry is the name(s) of the host system. If there is more
+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.
+After the name of the system comes the fields of the description.
+A field name followed by an `=' sign indicates a string value.
A field name followed by a `#' sign indicates a numeric value.
.Pp
-Entries named ``tip*'' and ``cu*''
-are used as default entries by
+Entries named ``tip*'' and ``cu*'' are used as default entries by
.Xr tip 1 ,
and the
.Xr cu 1
interface to
.Nm tip ,
-as follows. When
+as follows.
+When
.Nm 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
+which the connection is to be made.
+When the
.Nm cu
interface is used, entries of the form ``cu300'' are used.
.Sh CAPABILITIES
Capabilities are either strings (str), numbers (num), or boolean
flags (bool). A string capability is specified by
.Em capability Ns Ar = Ns Em value ;
-for example, ``dv=/dev/harris''. A numeric capability is specified by
+for example, ``dv=/dev/harris''.
+A numeric capability is specified by
.Em capability Ns Ar # Ns Em value ;
-for example, ``xa#99''. A boolean capability is specified by simply listing
-the capability.
+for example, ``xa#99''.
+A boolean capability is specified by simply listing the capability.
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Cm \&at
(str)
Auto call unit type.
.It Cm \&br
(num)
-The baud rate used in establishing
-a connection to the remote host.
+The baud rate used in establishing a connection to the remote host.
This is a decimal number.
The default baud rate is 300 baud.
.It Cm \&cm
(str)
-An initial connection message to be sent
-to the remote host. For example, if a
-host is reached through a port selector, this
-might be set to the appropriate sequence
-required to switch to the host.
+An initial connection message to be sent to the remote host.
+For example, if a host is reached through a port selector, this
+might be set to the appropriate sequence required to switch to the host.
.It Cm \&cu
(str)
Call unit if making a phone call.
Default is the same as the `dv' field.
.It Cm \&di
(str)
-Disconnect message sent to the host when a
-disconnect is requested by the user.
+Disconnect message sent to the host when a disconnect is requested by
+the user.
.It Cm \&du
(bool)
This host is on a dial-up line.
@@ -124,8 +125,7 @@ The default is
`~' escapes are only
recognized by
.Nm tip
-after one of the characters in `el',
-or after a carriage-return.
+after one of the characters in `el', or after a carriage-return.
.It Cm \&fs
(str)
Frame size for transfers.
@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ The default frame size is equal to
.Dv BUFSIZ .
.It Cm \&hd
(bool)
-The host uses half-duplex communication, local
-echo should be performed.
+The host uses half-duplex communication, local echo should be performed.
.It Cm \&ie
(str)
Input end-of-file marks.
@@ -152,26 +151,25 @@ string is sent at end-of-file.
.It Cm \&pa
(str)
The type of parity to use when sending data
-to the host. This may be one of ``even'',
+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.
+``one'' (always set bit 8 to 1).
+The default is even parity.
.It Cm \&pn
(str)
Telephone number(s) for this host.
-If the telephone number field contains
-an @ sign,
+If the telephone number field contains an @ sign,
.Nm tip
searches the file
.Pa /etc/phones
-file for a list of telephone numbers
-(see
+file for a list of telephone numbers (see
.Xr phones 5 ) .
.It Cm \&tc
(str)
-Indicates that the list of capabilities is continued
-in the named description. This is used
-primarily to share common capability information.
+Indicates that the list of capabilities is continued in the named
+description.
+This is used primarily to share common capability information.
.El
.Pp
Here is a short example showing the use of the capability continuation
@@ -187,8 +185,7 @@ arpavax|ax:\e
.It Pa /etc/remote
The
.Nm
-host description file
-resides in
+host description file resides in
.Pa /etc .
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
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