CALL(1)             Linux Programmer's Manual             CALL(1)



NAME
       call - make an AX.25, NET/ROM or Rose connection.

SYNOPSIS
       For AX.25
       call  [-b  l|e]  [-d]  [-h] [-m s|e] [-p paclen] [-r] [-t]
       [-v] [-w window] port callsign [[via] digipeaters.....]

       For NET/ROM
       call [-d] [-h] [-p paclen] [-r] [-t] [-v] port callsign

       For Rose
       call [-d] [-h] [-r] [-t] [-v] port callsign address [[via]
       digipeater]

DESCRIPTION
       Call  is  the general purpose AX.25, NET/ROM and Rose con-
       nection program. As is normal in AX.25 it runs entirely in
       line  mode.  All  CR/LF translation is done transparently.
       The program provides  ASCII,  YAPP,  YAPP-C  and  7+  file
       transfer facilities. Some of the options are only valid in
       AX.25 mode, the program will quietly ignore them if  given
       in NET/ROM mode or in Rose mode.

       This  version  of  call  incorporates  many  changes  that
       include a much improved user interface. The port  name  is
       mandatory and is the name of the port which the connection
       will be made on. The port name may be either an  AX.25,  a
       NET/ROM  port  or  a  Rose port, call will determine which
       automatically.

       When using NET/ROM the use of digipeaters  is  meaningless
       and  is  not  supported. However when using Rose up to one
       digipeater may be specified, as well as the  Rose  address
       of  the  distant  node and the callsign of the remote sta-
       tion. The Rose address must be ten digits long and it must
       exist  in  the Rose node tables. For Rose connects to work
       axparms must have been used to set a callsign/uid  mapping
       for the userid in use.

OPTIONS
       -b l|e    Sets  the  method  of  backoff to use with AX.25
                 connections. The default is taken from the  port
                 specification,  but  can  be  overridden by this
                 option.  Valid values are l for linear  backoff,
                 and e for exponential backoff.

       -d        Turn on socket level debugging.

       -h        Selects Slave mode.

       -m s|e    Sets the AX.25 mode to use. The default is taken
                 from the port specification, but can be overrid-
                 den  by this option. Valid values are s for nor-
                 mal  (modulus  8)  AX.25  operation,  or  e  for
                 extended (modulus 128) AX.25 operation.

       -p paclen Specify  a specific maximum amount of data to be
                 sent in each AX.25 packet.

       -r        Selects Raw mode.

       -t        Selects Talk mode.

       -v        Display the version.

       -w window Specify a specific AX.25 window for this connec-
                 tion. Only valid in AX.25 mode.

       The  call  program  interprets  lines beginning with a '~'
       specially.  The following '~' escapes are available.

       ~?              List escapes

       ~~              A ~ symbol

       ~.              Close connection

       ~! [command]    Run a command

       ~0              Change to Raw mode

       ~1              Change to Slave mode

       ~2              Change to Talk mode

       ~a              Start a file transfer (Autobin)

       ~b              Start a file transfer (Binary)

       ~c              Close the logfile

       ~h              List escapes

       ~o [filename]   Open a logfile (default 'logfile.txt')

       ~r              Reconnect to remote station

       ~s              Stop an upload

       ~u [filename]   Upload a file (ASCII upload)

       ~yu [filename]  Upload a file (YAPP upload)

       ~yd [filename]  Download a file (YAPP download)

       ~z              Suspend program

       The program provides no terminal emulation features. These
       are  left  up to the console facilities of the terminal in
       use. The program is however '8 bit clean'.

FILES
       /proc/net/nr_nodes
       /proc/net/rose_nodes
       /etc/ax25/axports
       /etc/ax25/nrports
       /etc/ax25/rsports

SEE ALSO
       listen(1),   mheard(1),   ax25(4),   netrom(4),   rose(4),
       axports(5),     nrports(5),     rsports(5),    axparms(8),
       nrparms(8), rsparms(8).

AUTHORS
       Alexander Tietzel DG6XA <TIETZE_A@etech.fh-hamburg.de>
       Joerg Reuter DL1BKE <jreuter@poboxes.com>
       Alan Cox GW4PTS <alan@cymru.net>
       Jonathan Naylor G4KLX <g4klx@g4klx.demon.co.uk>
       Steve Henson G6IXS <shenson@nyx.cs.du.edu>



Linux                     27 August 1996                  CALL(1)
