1 KERMIT Kermit is an implementation of the kermit protocol developed by Columbia University. Kermit is an acronym for "KL-10 Error-free Reciprocal Microcomputer InterChange over TTY-Lines". The format of the command is KERMIT further options described are commands within Kermit. 2 SEND Sends a file or file group from the VAX to the remote host. The name of each file is passed to the remote host in a special con- trol packed, so that the remote host can store it with the same name. 2 RECEIVE Receive a file or file group from the remote host. If an incom- ing file name is not legal then the program attempts to trans- form it to a similar legal name, e.g. by deleting illegal or excessive characters. If the file already exists then the user will be informed and a new file name will be generated. 2 SET Establish various system-dependent parameters, such as maximum packet length, debugging mode, etc. 3 SEND Establish various parameters for initial send. These parameters will possibly be changed by the remote after the first init packet is received. 4 PACKET-LENGTH Establish the packet length for the first packet to be received from the remote. The format is SET SEND PACKET-LENGTH where is a decimal number in the range 10-94. 4 PADDING Establish the number of padding characters to be sent after sending a regular kermit packet. (Note: Padding character is used to allow turn-around time on a half-duplex line. The format is SET SEND PACKET-LENGTH where is a decimal number in the range 0-99. 4 PADCHAR Establish the padding character to be sent after sending a reg- ular packet. This padding character is used to allow turn- around time on a half-duplex line (ie. when talking to VM/CMS kermit. The format is SET SEND PADDING where is an octal number in the range 0-177. 4 TIMEOUT Establish the period of time to wait before re-sending a packet to the remote kermit. The format is SET SEND TIMEOUT where is a decimal number in the range 0-99. 4 END-OF-LINE Establish the character which will be used by the remote to mark the end of a packet. The format is SET SEND END-OF-LINE where is an octal number in the range 0-40. 4 QUOTE Establish the character which will be used by the remote to quote control characters, etc. The format is SET SEND QUOTE where is an ascii printable character. 3 RECEIVE Establish various parameters for initial receive. These param- eters are used to tell the remote which options the VMS kermit desires. 4 PACKET-LENGTH Establish the packet length for all packets that will be sent to the remote. The format is SET RECEIVE PACKET-LENGTH where is a decimal number in the range 10-94. 4 PADDING Establish the number of padding characters that you would like to see the remote send. The format is SET RECEIVE PACKET-LENGTH where is a decimal number in the range 0-99. 4 PADCHAR Establish the padding character that you would like to see the remote kermit send. The format is SET RECEIVE PADDING where is an octal number in the range 0-177. 4 TIMEOUT Establish the period of time that you would like to see the remote kermit wait before re-sending a packet. The format is SET RECEIVE TIMEOUT where is a decimal number in the range 0-99. 4 END-OF-LINE Establish that character which you will send to the remote kermit to mark an end of packet. The format is SET RECEIVE END-OF-LINE where is an octal number in the range 0-40. 4 QUOTE Establish the quote character that you will use to quote all control characters, etc. destined for the remote kermit. The format is SET RECEIVE QUOTE where is an ascii printable character. 3 DEBUGGING Establish whether the debugging code within the VMS Kermit program is to be turned on, or off. The format is SET DEBUGGING