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Command: remote | Section: 5 | Source: OpenBSD | File: remote.5
REMOTE(5) FreeBSD File Formats Manual REMOTE(5)
NAME
remote - remote host description file
DESCRIPTION
The remote file describes remote hosts known by cu(1). It is an ASCII
file structured somewhat like the termcap(5) file. Each line in the file
provides a description for a single remote host. Fields are separated by
a colon (`:'). Lines ending with a `\' character immediately followed by
a 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 (the
capabilities).
Capabilities are either strings (str), numbers (num), or boolean flags
(bool). A string capability is specified by capability=value; for
example, `dv=/dev/harris'. A numeric capability is specified by
capability#value; for example, `br#19200'. A boolean capability is
specified by simply listing the capability.
br (num) The baud rate used in establishing a connection to the
remote host. This is a decimal number. The default baud rate is
9600 baud.
dc (bool) This host is directly connected, and cu(1) should not
expect carrier detect to be high, nor should it exit if carrier
detect drops.
dv (str) Device to open to establish a connection. If this file
refers to a terminal line, cu(1) attempts to perform an exclusive
open on the device to ensure only one user at a time has access
to the port.
FILES
/etc/remote Global database.
/etc/examples/remote Example database.
SEE ALSO
cu(1)
HISTORY
The remote file format appeared in 4.2BSD.
FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8 February 10, 2020 FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8