NAME

       microcom - A minimalistic terminal program

SYNOPSIS

       microcom [-d] [-f] [-p devfile|-t host:port] [-s speed]
       microcom -c interface:rx_id:tx_id
       microcom -h

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page documents briefly the microcom command.

       microcom is a is a minimalistic terminal program for accessing devices (e.g. switches) via
       a serial connection.  It  features  connection  via  RS232  serial  interfaces  (including
       setting  of transferrates) as well as in `telnetmode' as specified in rfc2217 and a (Linux
       specific) can mode.

       The escape character to enter the program menu  is  crtl-\.  There  are  several  commands
       available,  among  them quit (to exit microcom), exit (to return to normal mode) and speed
       (to set terminal speed)

OPTIONS

       microcom follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options  starting  with  two
       dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.

       -d     output debugging info to stdout.

       -f     ignore an already existing lock file.

       -p devfile, --port=devfile
              use the specified serial port device (default /dev/ttyS0).

       -s speed, --speed=speed
              use specified baudrate (default 115200).

       -t host:port, --telnet=host:port
              work in telnet (rfc2217) mode.

       -c interface:rx_id:tx_id, --can=interface:rx_id:tx_id
              work in CAN mode (default: can0:200:200)

       -h, --help
              Show help.

AUTHOR

       This manual page was written by Uwe Kleine-König based on work initially done by Alexander
       Reichle-Schmehl.

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