Minicom
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For the company by this name, see Minicom Advanced Systems. For the textphone, see Telecommunications device for the deaf.
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 Minicom run in a X11 xterm window |
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| Developer(s) | Adam Lackorzynski, Martin A. Godisch |
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| Stable release | 2.4 / January 1, 2010 |
| Development status | Active |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Linux, POSIX |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Type | Terminal emulator |
| License | GPL |
| Website | http://alioth.debian.org/projects/minicom |
Minicom is a text-based modem control and terminal emulation 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.
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 an old 386 laptop with a minicom floppy distro such as Pitux or Serial Terminal Linux.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Minicom home page
- Pitux Minicom Floppy
- Linux Serial Console HOWTO
- Paul Virijevich (6 September 2006). "Improving server management with Minicom and conserver". Linux.com. VA Software. http://www.linux.com/feature/56774. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
- Bill McCarty (September 1999). "11.7 Using minicom and seyon". Learning Debian GNU/Linux. O'Reilly & Associates. http://oreilly.com/catalog/debian/chapter/book/ch11_07.html. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
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