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X 1. Introduction
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X ECU (Extended Call Utility) is a personal communications program for
X users of SCO UNIX V.3.2/386 and XENIX V on 80286 and 80386 systems.
X This preliminary document describes ECU functionality and implementation
X from a technical point of view.
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X ECU provides the classic terminal communications facility of passing
X keyboard data to a serial line and incoming data to the computer video
X display. In addition, a dialing directory, a function key mapping
X feature, and session logging are available.
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X A very flexible procedure (script) language is also incorporated to
X automate many communications tasks. Using shell scripts and ECU
X procedures, it is possible to use ECU in an entirely "unattended"
X fashion for batch-style communications sessions.
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X ECU presents to the host a flexible "ANSI" terminal type, accepting any
X valid video control sequences from MS-DOS or SCO documentation as of
X late 1990. It also fares well, though imperfectly, with Sun and VT-100
X in-band video control sequences. Standards are great: everybody should
X have one, especially if they call it "ANSI." For more information, refer
X to the section below titled "ANSI Filter."
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X The program supports almost any local terminal (console) which can be
X described in a termcap database entry. For more information, refer to
X "Supported Terminals."
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X ECU supports numerous file transfer protocols: as of this writing,
X XMODEM, XMODEM/CRC, XMODEM-1K, YMODEM/CRC Batch, ZMODEM/CRC-16,
X ZMODEM/CRC-32, Kermit and SEAlink are supported. For more information,
X refer to the sections describing the individual interactive and
X procedure file transfer commands.
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X This document is better than that supplied with ECU 2.0, but is still
X rough in many places. It attempts to get across to the inquiring mind
X how ECU works. In places, an understanding of the UNIX programming
X model, UNIX, XENIX and UUCP constructs and asynchronous communications
X techniques is assumed. In other places, the document goes into tedious
X detail about the simplest of concepts. A great deal of attention has
X been placed in accurate and robust coding of the program. Perhaps, time
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X ECU forks to run as two separate processes, a transmitter (XMTR) and a
X receiver (RCVR). The two processes communicate via signals and a System
X V shared memory segment. XMTR controls RCVR and terminates it under
X certain circumstances, called here auxiliary operations. After an
X auxiliary operation completes, XMTR forks again to recreate RCVR.
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X as belonging to one of two types: 1) transmit data and 2) ECU commands.
X Keyboard input is passed to the serial line driver until an ECU command
X is detected. Commands are prefixed with a HOME key which causes ECU to
X accept keyboard data up to the next ENTER key as command text. After a
X command has been processed, keyed data is again routed to the serial
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X The keyboard driver is set into the raw mode. XMTR reads characters one
X at a time from the driver. Normally, characters read from the keyboard
X are passed directly to the serial line driver. The ASCII ESC ("escape")
X character is handled as a special case. When a function key is pressed,
X the keyboard generates to XMTR an ESC character, followed by more
X characters describing which function key has been pressed. Pressing the
X ESC key also causes XMTR to see an ESC character, but with no subsequent
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X When an ESC character is read, XMTR delays transmission of the character
X to the line for a short period to determine whether the ESC key has been
X pressed or a function key has been pressed. If no "suffix" is detected,
X the ESC is passed to the line, having suffered an insignificant delay
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X decoded. The HOME key indicates an ECU command follows. Any other
X function key is passed to the function key mapping feature (described
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X After HOME has been pressed, XMTR presents a reverse video prompt on the
X display, indicating its readiness to accept a command. During input,
X the command may be edited using the same control keys specified with
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X pressing ESC. When a command string has been assembled, it is passed to
X the command processor, which breaks the command arguments into a token
X array similar to the argc/argv array. When the command handler returns,
X XMTR returns to its normal mode of copying keyboard data to the serial
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X While in tty-to-line mode, function keys other than HOME are available
X to be mapped to transmit short keystroke sequences on a connection by
X connection basis. Under control of the dialing command ("Dial"
X described below) or the function key control command ("FK"), predefined
X function key maps may be loaded.
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X Function keys which may be mapped are F1 through F12, PgUp, PgDn, End,
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X The unshifted keypad '5' key is permanently mapped to produce a screen
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X Certain commands cause ECU to perform what is called an auxiliary
X operation, requiring temporary termination of the RCVR process. Such
X operations are not as useful with cu(C), because cu does NOT kill its
X receiver process at any time. As a result, it impossible to run a
X modern file transfer protocol since the cu receiver process eats some of
X the characters sent by the remote protocol program.
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X There are two types of auxiliary operations: 1) internal interactive
X command or procedure execution and 2) external program execution.
X Certain internal commands require tight control over the serial line.
X For instance, the dial command requires transmitting modem command
X strings and receiving modem response codes. Such functions are best
X accomplished by single-process control of the line. External program
X execution is of two kinds, file transfer invocation and local
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X The receiver process reads the incoming serial data stream and passes it
X to the user terminal driver through a filter which scans for events such
X as the occurrence of ASCII BEL (bell) characters or terminal control
X sequences. RCVR also handles the session logging and ANSI filter
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X Since the term "ANSI" is used to describe many variations on the ANSI
X X3.64 recommendations for terminal control (read "IBM pseudo-ANSI"), the
X ECU receiver process has an "ANSI filter" which attempts to translate
X incompatible (read "MSDOS") ANSI-like control sequences to sequences
X acceptable to the UNIX/XENIX display driver. This includes support for
X the MS-DOS "save cursor" and "restore cursor" sequences. More
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X When directed by the user, the RCVR process logs incoming serial data to
X a file named on the log command line. The default operation is to
X filter unprintable characters (other than TAB and NL) from the log, but
X raw logging is available with a command option. In a like manner, the
X default is for appending to an existing file, but a command option may
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X Log files receive header lines each time the file is opened, stating the
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X ECU does not attempt to support terminal emulation in the classic sense
X of the word. It presents to the remote host an "ANSI-like" terminal
X type as described earlier in the introduction and in the section titled
X "ANSI Filter." However, it does support, with limitations, any LOCAL
X terminal (console) for which a valid termcap description exists. You MAY
X be able to use ECU with a remote terminal (calling into UNIX/XENIX over
X a network or modem), but you may get unfavorable results with function
X key usage if your modem is a "packetizing" type, such as a Telebit or if
X ethernet or other networking chops up your keystroke sequences. ECU
X allows approximately 60 milliseconds after receiving an ASCII ESC
X character for later characters of a function key sequence to arrive. If
X at least one character of the sequence has not been received in that
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X dc delete character
X dl delete line
X cd clear to end of display
X ce clear to end of line
X ic insert character
X al insert line ("add" a "line")
X cm cursor motion
X so stand out (terminal specific attention getter)
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X ECU does not use curses during most of it's operation, and unlike
X curses, makes no attempt to emulate missing terminal functionality.
X Failure to provide valid entries will result in strange behavior with no
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X Note that the formal termcap description of "kl" and "kr" state these
X are sequences generated by the terminal keyboard, but ECU expects that
X these sequences also causes the desired effect when sent to the screen.
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X me bold off ("XENIX" extension)
X us underscrore on
X ue underscrore off
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X F5 F5 ESC [ Q
X F6 F6 ESC [ R
X F7 F7 ESC [ S
X F8 F8 ESC [ T
X F9 F9 ESC [ U
X F10 F10 ESC [ V
X F11 F11 ESC [ W
X F12 F12 ESC [ X
X Home Home ESC [ H
X End End ESC [ F
X PgUp Page up ESC [ I
X PgDn Page down ESC [ G
X CUU Up arrow ESC [ A
X CUD Down arrow ESC [ B
X CUL Left arrow ESC [ D
X CUR Right arrow ESC [ C
X CU5 "Cursor 5" ESC [ E
X Ins Insert ESC [ L
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X depending upon whether the terminal is recognized as an "ANSI" or "non-
X ANSI" terminal (see "Supported Terminals" above).
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X sequences to be generated by the keyboard according to the above table.
X This means that no use of the setkey(C) program (or similar
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X If an "non-ANSI" terminal is in use, ECU matches a function key sequence
X to an internal function key representation by testing all keystroke
X sequences again an internal table loaded at the beginning of execution
X from the file ~/.ecu/nonansikeys. NOTE that supported terminals MUST
X employ function keys which generate sequences beginning with an ASCII
X ESC (escape, 0x1B, decimal 27, octal 33).
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X Home:Home: esc [ H
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X PgUp:PgUp: esc [ I
X PgDn:PgDn: esc [ G
X CUU:CUU: esc [ A
X CUL:CUL: esc [ D
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X CUD:CUD: esc [ B
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X and contain the terminal types (a la $TERM) for which the keyboard
X description are valid. The example entry contains several references to
X terminal types containing the substring description servicing multiple
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X ECU determines whether a terminal meets the ansi vs. ANSI distinction
X by searching for 'ansi' in the $TERM environment variable (without
X regard to case: 'AnSi' will match as well as though your $TERM
X environment variable does not contain 'ansi' (such as 'sun'), then you
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X Following the "first lines" are key definition entries, each preceded by
X at least one tab or space. Each entry is composed of three fields
X delimited by commas. The first field of an entry is the internal ECU
X function key name and must be chosen from the following strings (with no
X regard to case): "F1", "F2", "F3", "F4", "F5", "F6", "F7", "F8", "F9",
X "F10", "F11", "F12", "Home", "End", "PgUp", "PgDn", "CUU" (cursor up),
X "CUL" (cursor left), "CU5" (unshifted cursor pad 5), "CUR" (cursor
X right) and "CUD" (cursor down). The second field contains the name of
X the key as it appears on the non-ANSI keyboard (such as "F16" for End on
X the Wyse 60). The third field is a description of the character
X sequence generated by the non-ANSI keyboard when the chosen key is
X pressed; it is a string of one or more tokens separated by spaces or
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X ASCII ESC (escape), each table entry must contain an 'esc' as it's first
X sequence token. This seemingly superfluous requirement ensures
X compatibility with possible future support for function keys which do
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X In addition, function key sequences may not contain the NUL (0)
X character, nor may they exceed 10 characters, including the leading ESC.
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X The tokens are described in full in the following sections titled
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X PLEASE NOTE: ECU does not have a reasonable way for you to terminate it
X if there are no Home and End keys defined, so it refuses to proceed if
X no definitions are found. Even so, if you have incorrect definitions,
X you may not be able to get out of ECU without a kill -1 <pid> from
X another terminal or hanging up your connection with UNIX/XENIX if using
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X keypad unshifted 5 key can be programmed to emit selected strings. For
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X "silent" execution of procedures 'alt_a.ep' for ALT-a, 'alt_b.ep' for
X ALT-b, etc. The models subdirectory contains an example alt_h.ep which
X will home the cursor when ALT-h is pressed. This facility allows the
X execution of 26 procedures without ECU itself changing the video display
X at all. Any changes to the display (short of procedure errors) will
X result solely from the action of the invoked procedure. If the
X procedure matching the ALT-[a-z] key pressed cannot be found, a short
X error message is printed and the terminal bell is rung. (Using back tab
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X ESC [ A | CUU
X ESC [ B | CUD
X ESC [ C | CUF
X ESC [ D | CUB
X ESC [ E | CNL See ANSI X3.64,
X ESC [ F | CPL screen(HW) and/or
X ESC [ H | CUP MS-DOS Technical
X ESC [ J | ED Reference Manual
X ESC [ K | EL
X ESC [ L | IL
X ESC [ M | DL
X ESC [ P | DCH
X ESC [ S | SU
X ESC [ T | SD
X ESC [ X | ECH
X ESC [ ` | HPA
X ESC [ a | HPR
X ESC [ d | VPA
X ESC [ e | VPR
X ESC [ f | HVP
X ESC [ ? m | SGR
X ESC [ n | DSR (see below)
X ESC [ s | save cursor MS-DOSism
X ESC [ u | restore cursor MS-DOSism
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X Sequence | Description | Maps to termcap
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X ESC [ 0 m | normal | "se"+"me"+"ue"
X ESC [ 1 m | bold | "so"
X ESC [ 4 m | underscore | "us"
X ESC [ 5 m | blink | "mb" (XENIX extension)
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X ESC [ 8 m | non-display
X ESC [ 1 0 m | select primary font
X ESC [ 1 1 m | select first alternate font (0x00-0x1F)
X ESC [ 1 2 m | select second alternate font (0x80-0xFF)
X ESC [ 3 0 m | black foreground
X ESC [ 3 1 m | red foreground
X ESC [ 3 2 m | green foreground
X ESC [ 3 3 m | brown foreground
X ESC [ 3 4 m | blue foreground
X ESC [ 3 5 m | magenta foreground
X ESC [ 3 6 m | cyan foreground
X ESC [ 3 7 m | white foreground
X ESC [ 3 8 m | enables underline option
X ESC [ 3 9 m | disables underline option
X ESC [ 4 0 m | black background
X ESC [ 4 1 m | red background
X ESC [ 4 2 m | green background
X ESC [ 4 3 m | brown background
X ESC [ 4 4 m | blue background
X ESC [ 4 5 m | magenta background
X ESC [ 4 6 m | cyan background
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X Hex | Description
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X 0xDA | top left single rule
X 0xBF | top right single rule
X 0xC0 | bottom left single rule
X 0xD9 | bottom right single rule
X 0xC3 | left hand T
X 0xB4 | right hand T
X 0xB3 | vertical rule
X 0xC4 | horizontal rule
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X (Due to momentary laziness on the part of the author, double ruling
X characters will appear as random druk, unless your terminal is smart
X enough to have joined the Church of the True-Blue ROM. One day an X
X version of this program will appear and you can choose to no longer
X accomplish real work, but may spend your days editing 42Kb resource
X files which will give you TAC, Total Anal Control, over all this.)
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X When you are entering a line of text for an ecu command or in a field on
X a screen, you may edit it in a number of ways at any time prior to
X pressing Enter. Cursor Left moves the cursofr left by one character
X position, nondestructively. Cursor Right moves to the right. Insert
X toggles insert mode. Backspace (your erase key as specified to stty in
X commands, the actual backspace key in screens) deletes the character to
X the left of the cursor. Your line kill key (as specified to stty) in
X command mode or the ^U character in screen mode erases the entire line.
X Esc in command mode cancels the command. Esc in screen mode usually
X cancels the screen or subfunction in a screen. ^L or ^R in interactive
X command mode shows the current state of Insert mode and redisplays the
X edited string.
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X When the "cursor 5" key is pressed, the screen contents are dumped to a
X file. By default, this file is named '~/.ecu/screen.dump'. The sdname
X interactive command either displays or changes the current screen dump
X file name, depending upon whether or not a argument is supplied. The
X scrdump procedure command can initiate a dump.
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X Note that from multiscreens, screen dump produces a dump of the actual
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X multiscreen terminal, screen dump dumps only the shared memory virtual
X screen as received from the host. If standard input is not a serial
X line (xterm o or /dev/null), screen dumps will be of the non-multiscreen
X type.
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X If, at a multiscreen, you wish a screen dump free of ECU output
X "pollution," use Shift-Tab (BkTab) to redraw the screen, then perform
X the screen dump.
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X 2.8.2 Multiscreen Bug
X There has been a bug in the multiscreen driver for some time wherein a
X MEDIA COPY (screen dump) sequence ("ESC [ 2 i") leaves the "ESC [ 2"
X part "active". When a screen dump (Cursor 5) command is given, I do the
X sacreen dump, then send a "l" to the screen to work around the bug ("ESC
X 2 [ l" unlocks the keyboard, essentially a no-op). If and when it gets
X fixed, you'll see an "l" show up on your screen after a screen dump
X sequence. To fix this, comment out the
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X at the top of ecuscrdump.c.
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X 2.9 Interactive Command History
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X After pressing the Home key, pressing it again invokes the interactive
X command history function. After the second Home key is pressed, the
X last interactive command is redisplayed. Line editing may be performed
X on the command as described in the previous section.
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X Additionally, using the Cursor Up key accesses less recent commands.
X The Cursor Down key accesses more recent commands. Pressing Enter
X causes the command to be executed. Pressing Esc aborts command entry.
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X ECU provides an on-line editable dialing directory. Remote systems are
X defined as records using alphanumeric identifiers as keys. Other record
X fields include telephone number, baud rate, parity and textual
X description.
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X multi-number redial cycle function. Refer below to the description of
X the interactive dial command.
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X The ECU help command presents a display of interactive commands. The
X user is then prompted to enter a command name for further, Unix-style
X "usage" information.
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X By using the BN (bell notify) interactive command, an audible alert is
X sent to all multiscreens when an ASCII BEL (bell) is received or when a
X file transfer completes. An additional option causes an alert when ANY
X data is received from the line. This makes it simple to do work on
X other multiscreen consoles and be alerted when attention to the
X communications session is required.
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X For instance, the Berkeley 4.x Unix utility "talk" rings the bell when
X another user wishes an interactive chat mode. BSD "biff" rings the bell
X when incoming mail is received. Scripts or commands at remote sites can
X be configured to ring the bell as in:
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X make foo bar; bell; make more_stuff; bell;
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X to call attention to the ECU user when work is being done on other
X multiscreen consoles.
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X multiscreen.
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X The built-in ECU dialer supports modems which use the Hayes-style AT
X command set or most variants thereof. It is used when HoneyDanBer UUCP
X is not installed or when there is no entry in the /usr/lib/uucp/Devices
X file for the selected outgoing line. (For more information, see the
X later section titled "HoneyDanBer UUCP Interface".)
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X The built-in dialer uses files in the /usr/lib/ecu directory which
X contains modem initialization information. Modem initialization
X filenames are made from concatenating the tty name with ".mi". For
X instance, tty1a's initialization file is named "tty1a.mi".
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X Commands for initializing the modem and for dialing may be specified in
X a very flexible manner. Separate init and dial strings for each legal
X baud rate, a single pair of strings for all baud rates or a combination
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X #+-----------------------------------------------------------
X # tty1a.mi - Microcom AX/9624c
X #------------------------------------------------------------
X init_>2400:ATS11=47X4S0=0S7=30Q1X1N3 # baud rates > 2400
X init_default:ATS11=47X4S0=0S7=30Q0X0N0 # other baud rates
X dial_default:ATDT
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X # tty2d.mi - USR Courier 2400
X #------------------------------------------------------------
X init_default:ATS11=47 X4 S0=0 S7=32
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X ECU supports numerous file transfer protocols: as of this writing,
X XMODEM, XMODEM/CRC, XMODEM-1K, YMODEM/CRC Batch, ZMODEM/CRC-16,
X ZMODEM/CRC-32, and Kermit are supported. Although a seamless interface
X (there's some yuppie marketing newspeak) is provided to the user,
X transfer is facilitated by executing external programs.
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X As of this writing SEAlink is not in the best of health (no one has
X complained :-).
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X Kermit support required you to obtain and patch C-Kermit 4E. The patch
X information is available in the ckermit subdirectory of the release. As
X soon as C-Kermit 5 is stable and released by Columbia, a suitable patch
X will be developed for it. It is quite possible no patching will be
X necessary.
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X XMODEM, YMODEM and ZMODEM transfers (thanks to modified public domain
X programs by Chuck Forsberg) present dynamic status displays similar to
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X .-[ ecusz 2.37 ]-- /tmp -----------------------------------.
X | ZMODEM/CRC32 Data xfer rate ~= 896 chars/sec |
X | File 1 of 1: ckermit-5a-130 |
X | File position: 34053 length: 34053 -rw-r--r-- |
X | Sending 34053 bytes total time ~= 0:40 |
X | tx: hdr ZFIN 0 rx: hdr ZFIN 0 |
X | Comm I/O: rx 175 tx 34393 bytes |
X | Baud rate: 9600 BINARY blklen: 1024 comm mode: NORMAL |
X | Time: started: 17:31:50 this file: 17:31:51 |
X | 17:32:29 elapsed: 00:00:39 00:00:38 |
X | Errors: this file: 0 total: 0 files skipped: 0 |
X | Total file bytes transferred: 34053 |
X | End of file |
X | Remote: CRC32 y duplex y continuous stream y |
X `- Connected to ki4xo - procedure put_ck5a ----------------'
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X A powerful, language-style procedure language is incorporated into ECU.
X The language is described in later sections.
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X An initial procedure may be be specified to ECU either to initialize an
X interactive session or to execute an entirely unattended or "batch"
X communication session.
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X ECU control files reside in the .ecu subdirectory of each user's home
X directory. For example, in home directory /usr/wht:
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X /usr/wht/.ecu/dir CD interactive command history file
X /usr/wht/.ecu/keys function key mapping
X /usr/wht/.ecu/nonansikeys function key mapping
X /usr/wht/.ecu/log connect, file transfer history
X /usr/wht/.ecu/phone default dialing directory
X /usr/wht/.ecu/colors colors used by ECU
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X '.ep' extension) in the procedure cannot be found in the current working
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X ECU maintains lock files in /usr/spool/uucp in accordance with the
X HoneyDanBer UUCP conventions (ASCII pids as 10-character strings
X followed by a newline). Lock files are created for the lower-case
X device names of a line and checked for in both cases. For example, both
X LCK..tty1a is created when /dev/tty1a OR /dev/tty1A is selected and
X neither LCK..tty1a nor LCK..tty1A are active. See the later section
X titled "HoneyDanBer UUCP Interface".
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X 2.19 Dial-In/Dial-Out Line Support
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X ECU works with the SCO getty to support dialing out on a line enabled
X for login. After use of the line is complete, ECU signals the system to
X restore incoming call status to the line. See the later section titled
X "HoneyDanBer UUCP Interface".
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X Commands are provided for conversion of hexadecimal or decimal numbers
X to and from ASCII equivalents. For example, 26(10) == 0x1a == ^Z ==
X SUB. For details, refer to the description of the XA and AX interactive
X commands.
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X 2.21 Shared Memory 'Friend' Interface
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X ECU maintains a copy of the received screen image (80 x 43 maximum) and
X other information in its shared memory segment. Normally, this
X information is used only by the transmitter and receiver process.
X However, ECU supports the concept of a friend process which may access
X the shared memory segment, perform arbitrary auxiliary operations, read
X from and write to the attached communications line and communicate
X resulting information or status to an ECU procedure via a 1024-byte
X "friend" data area in the shared memory segment.
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X The procedure language supports the friend process concept through
X commands and functions which allow
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X program,
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X + reading and writing of characters, short or long integers and
X strings in the 1024-byte "friend" shared memory data area.
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X The algorithm for obtaining the shared memory segment key is
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X 0xEC000000L + transmitter process id
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X Thus a "friend" process may either use a %shmid shared memory key passed
X as an argument or obtain the shared memory key by using:
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X key_t shmkey = 0xEC000000L | getppid();
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X This facility allows batch and interactive applications to be developed
X with C programs which would be tedious or impractical to implement with
X procedure language alone.
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X For more information, refer to the shared memory header file ecushm.h,
X the ecufriend subdirectory of the software release and to the
X description of the %shmid, %cury and %curx procedure functions and the
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X 3.1 Simple Startup - Initial Setup Menu
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X ECU may be started in a number of ways through use of command line
X switches, but the easiest is to enter
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X ecu
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X by itself. In this case, the screen is cleared and the folowing screen
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X .--[ ecu 1.96 Copyright 1986,1989, W. Tucker ]-----------------.
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X | Name/phone number to call: ___________________ |
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X | tty: /dev/tty1a |
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X | duplex: F baud: 2400 parity:N (data bits 8) |
X | Add NL to transmitted CR: N |
X | Add NL to received CR: N |
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X | TAB:next ^B:prev END:proceed ^D:phone dir ESC:quit ecu |
X `- logical phone directory entry, phone number or empty -------'
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X If a dialing directory has been configured, a literal phone number need
X not be entered. However, on your first invocation, you'll very likely
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X 1. Enter a literal telephone number, (e.g. 18005551212).
X Hyphens and open and close parentheses may also
X be entered.
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X 2. Press ENTER to skip the 'Name/phone' field and enter
X ^D to enter the telephone directory to enter your
X first directory entry.
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X 3. Press END to enter interactive mode and use the Dial
X interactive command to dial a literal telephone num-
X ber or to enter the dialing directory.
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X 3.1.2 Other Fields
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X The 'tty' field may be used to select an outgoing line other than the
X default /dev/tty1a. Note: only the last two characters of the tty name
X need be entered. The remainder of the tty name is assumed to be
X '/dev/tty'.
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X The 'duplex' field may be used to select a duplex value other than the
X default 'F' (full).
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X The 'baud' field may be used to select a baud rate value other than the
X default 2400.
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X The 'parity' field may be used to select a parity value other than the
X default 'N' (none).
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X The 'Add NL to transmitted CR' and 'Add NL to received CR' fields are
X usually left defaulted to 'N' (no). If you will be communicating with a
X terminal (with a human), you will usually need to set both of these
X fields to 'Y' as well as to select 'H'alf duplex.
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X TAB move to next field ... if nothing typed in
X the field, do not disturb contents
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X ^B back up to previous field
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X END proceed with session, dialing remote if
X logical directory entry name or literal
X telephone number enetered
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X ^D enter phone directory
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X ECU can be started in a number of ways:
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X ecu [-lxx] [-b<baud>] [-h] [-e|-o] [-t] <tel-number>
X ecu [-lxx] [-b<baud>] [-h] [-e|-o] [-t]
X ecu [-t] [-h] <logical>
X ecu [-lxx] [-b<baud>] [-h] [-e|-o] [-d] [-D] -p <proc> [<arg> ...]
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X Only one type of non-switch argument may be used on the command line.
X <tel-number> or <logical> may appear when the -p switch is absent. One
X or more <arg> arguments may appear when the -p switch is used.
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X This type of argument has a digit as its initial character and
X represents an actual telephone number to be passed to a modem dialer
X program or Dialers chat script. The string may contain non-numeric
X characters if appropriate for a dialer program, such as dialTBIT. For
X example:
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X ecu -l/dev/tty2a -b 19200 -e 5551212UC
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X uses tty2a (assumed to be connected to a Trailblazer modem) and
X establishes a 19200 baud, even parity PEP Compressed connection after
X dialing 5551212.
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X This type of argument has an alphabetic initial character and causes the
X dialing directory entry by that name to be dialed. The line may be
X specified by '-l', but if the dialing directory specifies a line (tty
X field contaions other than 'Any'), the dialing directory entry will
X override it. The '-b', '-e' and '-o' switches are ignored; the values
X specified by the dialing directory entry are used. The '-t' and '-h'
X switches are valid and honored if present.
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X This type of argument is passed to an initial procedure when the -p
X switch is present.
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X executes unixlogin.ep with arguments 'user' 'pwd' 'ansi43'
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X When ECU starts up, it normally chooses a line as described later in the
X section titled "Choosing a Dialout Line". Specifying the -l switch can
X suggest that the program choose a specific line. The argument to the
X switch is the last two charcters of the ttyname; e.g., "-l1a".
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X On a system with HoneyDanBerr UUCP, to access a device which does not
X appear in the Devices file, it may be necessary to explicitly specify
X the device with -l.
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X Normally, ECU starts up in the full duplex mode. If half duplex is
X desired, the -f switch is used.
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X Normally, ECU starts up with 8 data bits and no parity. If even parity
X is desired, the -e switch is specified. If odd parity is desired, the
X -o switch is specified.
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X The -p switch causes ECU to execute the procedure <procname>
X ("<procname>.ep") immediately. Such a procedure is termed the initial
X procedure. All non-switch arguments after <procname> are passed as
X arguments to the initial procedure (see the descriptions of the integer
X function %argc and the string function %argv).
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X The -d switch instructs ECU to "die" (terminate with error status) if an
X initial procedure (-p) fails. This switch ensures a batch ECU execution
X will hang up any connection and terminate if a procedure error occurs.
X See also -D below.
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X Absence of the -d and -D switches causes ecu (upon any completion of the
X initial procedure) to enter the 1) interactive mode if a line was
X successfully attached by the procedure or 2) the setup menu if no line
X was attached.
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X The -D switch instructs ECU to unconditionally terminate when an initial
X procedure finishes.
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X The -t switch instructs ECU to map incoming and outgoing carriage
X returns to carriage return/line feed pairs. This is helpful if the
X remote connection will be to a terminal with a human operator. Use of
X the -h switch is probably also necessary.
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X Normally, ECU reads the terminal type (TERM environment variable) to
X determine whether or not a terminal is "ANSI"-like or not. -A forces
X ECU to treat the terminal as an ANSI terminal, regardless of the
X contents of the $TERM string.
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X This switch forces ECU to treat the terminal as a non-ANSI terminal. It
X has the opposite effect of -A. You must have a valid function key
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X Prior to starting ECU, it is useful, but not necessary, to establish two
X environment variables, ECUPROMPT and ECUHELP.
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X The ECUPROMPT environment variable determines the prompt printed by ECU
X when the interactive command key ("HOME") is pressed. When you first
X run ECU, try setting it to your name, e. g.,
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X setenv ECUPROMPT Ralph if you use csh
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X ECUPROMPT=Ralph if you use sh, ksh, etc.
X export ECUPROMPT
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X Then, when you see how it used, you may wish to establish a more
X permanent choice in your .login or .profile.
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X Ordinarily, ECU looks for interactive command help information in
X "/usr/lib/ecu/ecuhelp.data". The ECUHELP environment may be set to the
X complete pathname of the ecu help file if an alternate file is to be
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X The following is a partial list of commands available in the interactive
X (non-procedure) mode. It is not necessary to to enter the entire
X command in most cases. The portion of each command which must be
X entered is capitalized in the following section headers.
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X Refer to the sections titled Interactive Command History and Line
X Editing for more information.
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X 4.1 AX : ascii char to hex/oct/dec
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X usage: ax [<param>]
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X <param> may be a single ASCII character, a standard ASCII identifier
X (such as ETX), or a two-character control character identifier (such as
X ^C, typed as a caret followed by a C).
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X If no argument is supplied, a table of control characters is printed
X containing decimal, octal, hex, ASCII identifiers and two-character
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X 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 and 38400. On some systems, 19200 and
X 38400 may not be supported. If baud rate 110 is selected, 2 stop bits
X are automatically specified; other baud rates set 1 stop bit. If
X <baud-rate> is not supplied, the current baud rate is displayed.
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X The setting may be automatically changed as the result of a 'dial'
X command. See also the dial and parity command descriptions.
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X a bell (0x07) character from the remote system; 2 causes an audible
X alarm to be sent to all consoles upon receipt of ANY characters from the
X remote system. A non-zero value also causes an audible alarm to be sent
X to all console upon the successful completion of a 'redial' command
X which must retry more than one redial attempt or upon completion of a
X file transfer operation.
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X Different alarms are sent depending upon the the type of event causing
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X BN is set to 1 when ECU begins executing.
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X The setting of this command has no effect if ECU is not run from a
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X This command allows you to change the working directory of the ECU
X process. If <dir-path> is supplied, the previous working directory is
X displayed, and <dir-path> is made the new working directory. A history
X of previous directory changes is maintained. Entering the cd command
X shows the numbered history list and allows you to select a new directory
X by entering the number. Other commands allow deletion of directories
X from the list or saving the list to file ~/.ecu/phone. This file is
X automatically read at ECU startup, providing a convenient list of
X directories available for quick selection.
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X <decimal-val> is a decimal value between 0 and 0377; the parity (sign)
X bit is stripped and the equivalent ASCII character value is displayed.
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X usage: dial [<dial-param>]
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X <dial-param> may take one of two forms, a telephone number to dial or a
X logical name which can be found in the user phone directory (in file
X ~/.ecu/phone).
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X If a telephone number is supplied, the phone number is dialed; you must
X first have set the desired baud rate and parity using the baud and
X parity commands.
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X If a logical name is entered, the phone directory is searched; if the
X entry is found, the baud rate and parity is automatically set. If a
X procedure file can be found in the current directory or the users home
X .ECU subdirectory whose name matches the logical name, then the
X procedure is executed with the argument '!INTERACTIVE'.
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X If <dial-param> is not supplied, then a screen-oriented self-documenting
X <:-)> directory manager is executed; you may scan the the directory to
X select a number to dial, as well as add, remove and edit entries.
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X 4.7.1 Alternate Dialing Directory
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X The default dialing directory is ~/.ecu/phone. You may change to
X another directory by issuing the interactive dial command with no
X arguments to enter the dialing directory menu, selecting 'c'hange dial
X directory, and entering the name of a new directory. The specified
X pathname must either be a fully qualified pathname or a pathname
X relative to the current working directory. Once an alternate directory
X has been selected, it will be used by both the interactive command 'dial
X <logical>' and the dialing directory menu.
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X See the section below titled "Choosing a Dialout Line" for more
X information on using "Any" in the "tty" field of a directory entry.
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X While in the dialing directory, you may "mark" one or more entries for
X a cyclical redial attempt. When any entry is marked, typing ENTER
X (carriage return or line feed/newline) causes each marked entry to be
X dialed in turn until one of the remote systems is successfully
X connected. When a successful connection occurs, ECU unmarks the
X associated entry, leaving the others marked. Thus, you may mark several
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X entries and merely reenter the dialing directory after each connection
X is finished and press ENTER to reenter the redial cycle. If a single
X entry is marked, ECU pauses 15 seconds between each dialing attempt,
X otherwise 5 seconds. Presing 'c' will cause the pause to be prematurely
X terminated and the next attempt to be made. Pressing your interrupt key
X (DEL, ^C or whatever) aborts the cycle. If you interrupt an active
X dialing attempt, you will be prompted as to whether or not you wish to
SHAR_EOF
true || echo 'restore of doc/ecu.man failed'
echo 'End of ecuman3 part 1'
echo 'File doc/ecu.man is continued in part 2'
echo 2 > _shar_seq_.tmp
exit 0
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