getsms(1)

Example:

getsms -d/dev/ttyS0 -p1234 -s"This is a test"

Return codes:

0

received one SMS

1

cannot open device

2

cannot verify PIN or modem not ready.

3

modem not registered to the network

4

no SMS available

5

received SMS Status Report

Usage:

getsms [options]

-ax

set alarm handler to x (default none)

-Ax

set alarm level to x (default 4)

-bx

set baudrate to x (default 19200)

-c

use character set conversion

-dx

set modem device to x (default /dev/ttyS0)

-ex

wait x seconds before retry (default 10)

-h

this help

-H

disable hardware handshake RTS/CTS

-ix

modem init string x

-k

keep all SMS in the SIM memory

-lx

use logfile x (filename or handle) (default syslog)

-Lx

use loglevel x (default 9)

-mx

set PDU mode to x (default new) x can be old, new or ascii

-nx

set modem name to x

-ox

file result to write (default stdout)

-px

set pin to x (only needed if modem not initialized)

-q

quick initialization

-Q

quicker (check only the first SIM memory)

-sx

generate a Subject: line with value x

-tx

generate a To: line with value x

-V

print version info and copyright

All options may be omitted. Output is written do stdout. After getting the SMS it will be deleted from the SIM card.

Example:

getsms -d/dev/ttyS0 -p1234 -s"This is a test"

Return codes:

0

received one SMS

1

cannot open device

2

cannot verify PIN or modem not ready.

3

modem not registered to the network

4

no SMS available

5

received SMS Status Report