microcom1
A minimalistic terminal program
Usage
microcom [-d]
[-f]
[{-p
devfile | -t
host:port}]
[-s
speed]
microcom -c
interface:rx_id:tx_id
microcom -h
Overview
This manual page documents briefly the microcom command.
microcom is a is a minimalistic terminal program for accessing devices (e.g. switches) via a serial connection. It features connection via RS232 serial interfaces (including setting of transferrates) as well as in `telnetmode' as specified in rfc2217 and a (Linux specific) can mode.
The escape character to enter the program menu is crtl-\. There are several commands available, among them quit (to exit microcom), exit (to return to normal mode) and speed (to set terminal speed)
Options
microcom follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.
-
-d -
output debugging info to stdout.
-
-f -
ignore an already existing lock file.
-
-p devfile, --port=devfile -
use the specified serial port device (default
/dev/ttyS0).
-
-s speed, --speed=speed -
use specified baudrate (default
115200).
-
-t host:port, --telnet=host:port -
work in telnet (rfc2217) mode.
-
-c interface:rx_id:tx_id, --can=interface:rx_id:tx_id -
work in CAN mode (default:
can0:200:200)
-
-h, --help -
Show help.
History
- Debian 13 (Trixie) to Debian 9 (Stretch): the text shown here
- Debian 8 (Jessie)
- Debian 7 (Wheezy)
- Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)
--can since Debian 7 (Wheezy);
-c since Debian 7 (Wheezy);
-f since Debian 8 (Jessie).
--debug until Debian 7 (Wheezy).