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author | Aaron Campbell <aaron@cvs.openbsd.org> | 1998-11-26 04:26:01 +0000 |
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committer | Aaron Campbell <aaron@cvs.openbsd.org> | 1998-11-26 04:26:01 +0000 |
commit | afc88d972b6b8111ad84d86b47ae95a4576a9f3a (patch) | |
tree | 773b06a3d43591b3f967fef9b599af954d196f13 /share/man/man5/remote.5 | |
parent | 73fecfbf6b26bfff2859905d05ce02787721db6c (diff) |
share/man/man5/ man page repairs
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diff --git a/share/man/man5/remote.5 b/share/man/man5/remote.5 index a6ce30e0bee..a4425c35803 100644 --- a/share/man/man5/remote.5 +++ b/share/man/man5/remote.5 @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ +.\" $OpenBSD: remote.5,v 1.3 1998/11/26 04:25:59 aaron Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: remote.5,v 1.4 1997/04/20 00:05:27 mellon Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993 @@ -49,17 +50,28 @@ is structured somewhat like the .Xr termcap 5 file. Each line in the file provides a description for a single .Xr system . -Fields are separated by a colon (``:''). -Lines ending in a \e character with an immediately following newline are +Fields are separated by a colon +.Pq Sq \&: . +Lines ending with a +.Dq \e +character immediately followed by a newline are continued on the next line. .Pp The first entry is the name(s) of the host system. If there is more -than one name for a system, the names are separated by vertical bars. +than one name for a system, the names are separated by vertical bars +.Pq Sq \&| . After the name of the system comes the fields of the description. A -field name followed by an `=' sign indicates a string value follows. A field -name followed by a `#' sign indicates a following numeric value. +field name followed by an equal sign +.Pq Sq = +indicates a string value follows. A field +name followed by a pound sign +.Pq Sq # +indicates a following numeric value. .Pp -Entries named ``tip*'' and ``cu*'' +Entries named +.Dq tip\&* +and +.Dq cu\&* are used as default entries by .Xr tip , and the @@ -69,17 +81,25 @@ interface to as follows. When .Xr tip is invoked with only a phone number, it looks for an entry -of the form ``tip300'', where 300 is the baud rate with +of the form +.Dq tip300 , +where 300 is the baud rate with which the connection is to be made. When the .Xr cu -interface is used, entries of the form ``cu300'' are used. +interface is used, entries of the form +.Dq cu300 +are used. .Sh CAPABILITIES Capabilities are either strings (str), numbers (num), or boolean flags (bool). A string capability is specified by .Em capability Ns Ar = Ns Em value ; -for example, ``dv=/dev/harris''. A numeric capability is specified by +for example, +.Dq dv=/dev/harris . +A numeric capability is specified by .Em capability Ns Ar # Ns Em value ; -for example, ``xa#99''. A boolean capability is specified by simply listing +for example, +.Dq xa#99 . +A boolean capability is specified by simply listing the capability. .Bl -tag -width indent .It Cm \&at @@ -101,7 +121,9 @@ required to switch to the host. .It Cm \&cu (str) Call unit if making a phone call. -Default is the same as the `dv' field. +Default is the same as the +.Cm dv +field. .It Cm \&dc (bool) This host is directly connected, and tip should not expect carrier detect @@ -126,10 +148,12 @@ one user at a time has access to the port. Characters marking an end-of-line. The default is .Dv NULL . -`~' escapes are only +.Dq ~ +escapes are only recognized by .Xr tip -after one of the characters in `el', +after one of the characters in +.Cm el , or after a carriage-return. .It Cm \&fs (str) @@ -157,10 +181,16 @@ string is sent at end-of-file. .It Cm \&pa (str) The type of parity to use when sending data -to the host. This may be one of ``even'', -``odd'', ``none'', ``zero'' (always set bit 8 to zero), -``one'' (always set bit 8 to 1). The default -is even parity. +to the host. This may be one of +.Dq even , +.Dq odd , +.Dq none , +.Dq zero +(always set bit 8 to zero), +or +.Dq one +(always set bit 8 to 1). +The default is even parity. .It Cm \&pn (str) Telephone number(s) for this host. @@ -169,9 +199,8 @@ an @ sign, .Xr tip searches the file .Pa /etc/phones -file for a list of telephone numbers; -(See -.Xr phones 5 . ) +file for a list of telephone numbers (see +.Xr phones 5 ) . .It Cm \&tc (str) Indicates that the list of capabilities is continued @@ -190,11 +219,6 @@ arpavax|ax:\e .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width /etc/remote -compact .It Pa /etc/remote -The -.Nm remote -host description file -resides in -.Pa /etc . .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr tip 1 , |