console program for tty and sockets communication
minicom replacement
PURPOSE
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**Just console program and nothing besides that**
Note that it runs on Linux only!
The *con* tool is a console program. It can communicate to another terminal
device (like minicom) or to TCP or UNIX domain socket.
In the simplest form
con [-b BAUDRATE] TERMINAL_DEVICE
it is a simple minicom replacement without its complexity and UI.
USAGE
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con [SWITCHES] {tty_device | path_to_local_socket | [host]:port}
The tool can be used in a few different modes:
1. Communicaton program to serial line (like minicom):
con [-t] [-b BAUDRATE] TERM_DEVICE
Example:
con /dev/ttyUSB0
con -b 115200 /dev/ttyUSB0
con -x ctrl/b -q /dev/ttyS0
2. Communicaton program to TCP socket in a client mode:
con -c ADDR:PORT
Example:
con -c www.something.org:80
con -c 192.168.2.100:8080
3. Communicaton program to TCP socket in a server mode:
Only one connection at one time is served
con -s :PORT
Example:
con -s :8080
4. Communicaton program to UNIX socket in a client mode:
con -c SOCKET_PATH
Example:
con -c /tmp/my_named_socket
5. Communicaton program to UNIX socket in a server mode:
Only one connection at one time is served
con -s SOCKET_PATH
Example:
con -s /tmp/my_named_socket
SWITCHES may be:
-h[elp] - Print help message.
-e[cho] - Echo keyboard input locally.
-x[exit] KEY - Exit connection key. May be in integer
as 0x01 or 001 or in a "control-a",
"cntrl/a" or "ctrl/a" form.
Default is "cntrl/a".
-q - Be quiet
Switches specific for tty_device:
-t[erm] - Work as serial communicaton program. The is
a default mode. Note that -b switch assumes
-t so in case -b is specified -t is not
necessary.
-b[aud] <baud_rate> - Set the baud rate for target connection.
Switches specific for socket connection:
-s[erver] - Accept connection to socket as server.
-c[lient] - Connection to socket as client.
NOTES
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1. For some funny historical reason this directory can't be copied to
MS-Windows system. Don't event try to do that.