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author | charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-04-20 12:18:28 +0000 |
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committer | charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-04-20 12:18:28 +0000 |
commit | ad8a79e6a5c75acf360e9310860387b68066c0b7 (patch) | |
tree | 9eb4b7d718b67229ee4b8e61e9cad466a5a36945 /usr.bin/tip | |
parent | e2acd5cecf61f060255d467b8d38cd35f941fb1c (diff) | |
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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 |