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--- minicom-2.1.orig/man/minicom.1
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+++ minicom-2.1/man/minicom.1
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is a communication program which somewhat resembles the shareware
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program TELIX but is free with source code and runs under most unices.
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Features include dialing directory with auto-redial, support for
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-UUCP-style lock files on serial devices, a seperate script language
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+UUCP-style lock files on serial devices, a separate script language
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interpreter, capture to file, multiple users with individual
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configurations, and more.
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-usage. Some terminals, notably televideo's, have a rotten attribute
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+usage. Some terminals, notably Televideo's, have rotten attribute
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handling (serial instead of parallel). By default, minicom uses '-a
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on', but if you are using such a terminal you can (must!) supply the
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option '-a off'. The trailing 'on' or 'off' is needed.
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-to use. This overrrides the terminal port defined in the configuration
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+to use. This overrides the terminal port defined in the configuration
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files, but only if it is a pseudo tty. The filename supplied must be of
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the form (/dev/)tty[p-z/][0-f], (/dev/)pts[p-z/][0-f] or
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(/dev/)pty[p-z/][0-f]. For example, /dev/ttyp1, pts/0 or /dev/ptyp2.
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can be on or off for this system (if your version of minicom supports it).
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-The script that must be executed after a succesfull connection is made
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+The script that must be executed after a successful connection is made
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(see the manual for runscript)
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By pressing C-A O you will be thrown into the setup menu. Most
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settings there can be changed by everyone, but some are restricted
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-to root only. Those priviliged settings are marked with a star (*) here.
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+to root only. Those privileged settings are marked with a star (*) here.
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.B "Filenames and paths"
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.B F - Background Color (menu)
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indicates the background color to use for
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all the configuration windows in minicom. Note that minicom will not allow
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-you to set forground and background colors to the same value.
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+you to set foreground and background colors to the same value.
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.B G - Foreground Color (term)
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indicates the foreground color to use in the terminal window.
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.B H - Background Color (term)
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indicates the background color to use in
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-the terminal window. Note that minicom will not allow you to set forground
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+the terminal window. Note that minicom will not allow you to set foreground
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and background colors to the same value.
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.B I - Foreground Color (stat)
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.B J - Background Color (stat)
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indicates the color to use in for the
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status bar. Note that minicom will allow you to set the status bar's
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-forground and background colors to the same value. This will effectively
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-make the status bar invisible but if these are your intensions, please
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+foreground and background colors to the same value. This will effectively
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+make the status bar invisible but if these are your intentions, please
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.B K - History buffer size
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Save the parameters under a special name. Whenever Minicom is started
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with this name as an argument, it will use these parameters. This
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-option is of course priviliged to root.
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+option is of course privileged to root.
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Escape from this menu without saving. This can also be done with ESC.