Minicom
Minicom is a text-based modem control and terminal emulator program for Unix-like operating systems, originally written by Miquel van Smoorenburg, and modeled after the popular MS-DOS program Telix. Minicom includes a dialing directory, ANSI and VT100 emulation, an (external) scripting language, and other features. Minicom is a menu-driven communications program. It also has an auto ZMODEM download.
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| Original author(s) | Miquel van Smoorenburg |
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| Developer(s) | Adam Lackorzynski |
| Stable release | 2.7.1
/ April 18, 2017[1] |
| Repository | salsa |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Linux, POSIX |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Type | Terminal emulator |
| License | GPL |
| Website | salsa |
Minicom running a Windows 2003 EMS prompt
A common use for Minicom is when setting up a remote serial console, perhaps as a last resort to access a computer if the LAN is down. This can be done using nothing more than a 386 laptop with a Minicom floppy distribution such as Pitux or Serial Terminal Linux.
See also
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- tip (Unix utility)
References
- "minicom - Project Home (git repository)". Debian. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
External links
- minicom(1) – Linux User Commands Manual
- Bill McCarty (September 1999). "11.7 Using minicom and seyon". Learning Debian GNU/Linux. O'Reilly & Associates. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
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