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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
       capability#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
	    capability 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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