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authorcharnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org>2002-04-20 12:18:28 +0000
committercharnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org>2002-04-20 12:18:28 +0000
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Use `The .Nm utility'
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1 files changed, 27 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/tip/tip/tip.1 b/usr.bin/tip/tip/tip.1
index f74caaa..e2b13df 100644
--- a/usr.bin/tip/tip/tip.1
+++ b/usr.bin/tip/tip/tip.1
@@ -80,12 +80,14 @@ Escape to a shell (exiting the shell will
return you to tip).
.It Ic \&~>
Copy file from local to remote.
-.Nm Tip
-prompts for the name of a local file to transmit.
+The
+.Nm
+utility prompts for the name of a local file to transmit.
.It Ic \&~<
Copy file from remote to local.
-.Nm Tip
-prompts first for the name of the file to be sent, then for
+The
+.Nm
+utility prompts first for the name of the file to be sent, then for
a command to be executed on the remote machine.
.It Ic \&~p Ar from Op Ar to
Send a file to a remote
@@ -161,8 +163,9 @@ the side that displays output from the remote host, is left running.
Get a summary of the tilde escapes
.El
.Pp
-.Nm Tip
-uses the file
+The
+.Nm
+utility uses the file
.Pa /etc/remote
to find how to reach a particular
system and to find out how it should operate while talking
@@ -192,8 +195,9 @@ erase and kill characters. A null line in response to a prompt,
or an interrupt, will abort the dialogue and return you to the
remote machine.
.Pp
-.Nm Tip
-guards against multiple users connecting to a remote system
+The
+.Nm
+utility guards against multiple users connecting to a remote system
by opening modems and terminal lines with exclusive access,
and by honoring the locking protocol used by
.Xr uucico 8 .
@@ -215,18 +219,21 @@ When
.Nm
must dial a phone number to connect to a system it will print
various messages indicating its actions.
-.Nm Tip
-supports modems that use the AT command set.
-.Nm Tip
-uses the file
+The
+.Nm
+utility supports modems that use the AT command set.
+The
+.Nm
+utility uses the file
.Pa /etc/modems
to find out how to operate with a particular
modem; refer to
.Xr modems 5
for a full description.
.Ss VARIABLES
-.Nm Tip
-maintains a set of
+The
+.Nm
+utility maintains a set of
.Ar variables
which control its operation.
Some of these variables are read-only to normal users (root is allowed
@@ -291,8 +298,9 @@ a ~> file transfer command; abbreviated
.Ar eofw .
.It Ar eol
(str) The set of characters which indicate an end-of-line.
-.Nm Tip
-will recognize escape characters only after an end-of-line.
+The
+.Nm
+utility will recognize escape characters only after an end-of-line.
.It Ar escape
(char) The command prefix (escape) character; abbreviated
.Ar es ;
@@ -398,8 +406,9 @@ of lines transferred during a file transfer operations,
and more.
.El
.Sh ENVIRONMENT
-.Nm Tip
-uses the following environment variables:
+The
+.Nm
+utility uses the following environment variables:
.Bl -tag -width Fl
.It Ev SHELL
(str) The name of the shell to use for the ~! command; default
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