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Manpage of MODEM-STATS
MODEM-STATS
Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: 20 August 1995
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NAME
modem-stats -
send a command to a modem,
and copy the modem's response to standard output
SYNOPSIS
modem-stats
[ -c command ]
[ -e end_string ]
device
DESCRIPTION
modem-stats is typically used to document a modem's status after a
connection, and may also be used to gather accounting statistics.
modem-stats may be used to send an initialization string to a modem.
modem-stats may also be used to reset a modem.
OPTIONS
-
-c command
- sets the command to send to the modem.
The default is AT I6
Even if the modem echoes command, it will not be copied to the output.
-
-e end_string
- sets the modem's final response string.
The default is OK
All of the modem's response to command, up to but not including
end_string, will be copied to the output.
NOTES
modem-stats reqires both read and write access to device.
modem-stats exits if device doesn't respond in 5 seconds.
EXAMPLES
Record Modem Status
date >> status
modem-stats /dev/cua1 >> status
Initialize Modem
modem-stats -c "AT &F1" /dev/cua1 > /dev/null
Reset Modem
modem-stats -c ATZ /dev/cua1 > /dev/null
SEE ALSO
The manual for your modem.
BUGS
modem-stats fails badly if end_string is not correct.
Not all modems provide useful link statistics.
modem-stats won't work with mgetty(1).
AUTHOR
Kenneth J. Hendrickson
kjh@usc.edu, kjh@seas.smu.edu
Index
- NAME
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- OPTIONS
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- NOTES
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- EXAMPLES
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- Record Modem Status
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- Initialize Modem
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- Reset Modem
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- SEE ALSO
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- BUGS
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- AUTHOR
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