User's Guide for MS-DOS Clients

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Command and Utility Summary
Kermit
Purpose
The kermit command enables an MS-DOS workstation to emulate a
terminal in order to log on to a UNIX system host computer, upload and
download files with a host that is also running Kermit, or exchange files with
another workstation running the Kermit terminal emulator. This command is
only available when you have a LAN Manager for UNIX Systems server on
your network.
Syntax
kermit [command, ... ]
where command is any valid Kermit command.
Comments
To access the kermit command, first link to the appropriate shared directory.
This command is stored in the DOSUTIL shared directory on a
LAN Manager for UNIX Systems server. To perform this command, you
must first link to this shared directory as in the following example:
net use d: \\server1.serve\dosutil
The kermit command is a full-featured terminal emulator and file transfer
utility. For more information on Kermit, see Appendix C, “Connecting to a
LAN Manager for UNIX Systems Server.” For a complete description of all
the options and features, see your Kermit documentation. The functions
provided by Kermit allow you to:
• Create and use Kermit command scripts to automatically log on and transfer files.
• Redefine the keyboard so that any key can send any character or string while you
communicate with a host computer.
• Define Kermit command macros.
• Start Kermit and execute Kermit commands from a batch file.
• Transfer files between two workstations running Kermit, and execute certain