NAME
    ascii-xfr - upload/download files using the ASCII protocol

SYNOPSIS
    ascii-xfr -s|-r [-ednv] [-l linedelay] [-c characterdelay] filename

DESCRIPTION
    Ascii-xfr Transfers files in ASCII mode. This means no flow control, no
    checksumming and no file-name negotiation. It should only be used if
    the remote system doesn't understand anything else.

    The ASCII protocol transfers files line-by-line. The EOL (End-Of-Line)
    character is transmitted as CRLF. When receiving, the CR  character is
    stripped  from the incoming file. The Control-Z (ASCII 26) character
    signals End-Of-File, if option -e is specified (unless you change it to
    Cotrol-D (ASCII 4) with -d).

    Ascii-xfr reads  from stdin when receiving, and sends data on stdout
    when sending. Some form of input or output redirection to the the modem
    device is thus needed when downloading or uploading, respectively.

OPTIONS
    -s   Send a file.

    -r   Receive a file. One of -s or -r must be present.

    -e   Send the End-Of-File character (Control-Z, ASCII 26 by default)
    when uploading has finished.

    -d   Use the Control-D (ASCII 4) as End-Of-File character.

    -n   Do not translate CR to CRLF and vice versa.

    -v   Verbose: show tranfer statistics on the stderr output.

    -l milliseconds
    When transmitting, pause for this delay after each line.

    -c milliseconds
    When transmitting, pause for this delay after each character.

    file  Name of the file to send or receive. When receiving, any exist-
    ing file by this name will be truncated.

USAGE WITH MINICOM
    If you want to call this program from minicom(1), start minicom and go
    to the Options menu. Select File transfer protocols. Add the following
    lines, for example as protocols I and J.

    I Ascii   /usr/bin/ascii-xfr -sv  Y U  N Y
    J Ascii   /usr/bin/ascii-xfr -rv  Y D  N Y

AUTHOR
    Miquel van Smoorenburg, miquels@cistron.nl
    Jukka Lahtinen, walker@clinet.fi

SEE ALSO
   minicom(1)