tip

tip [-v] [-speed] {system | phone-number | device}

tip establishes a full-duplex terminal connection to a remote host over a serial line, modem, or directly attached serial device. It is one of the classic Unix ways to talk to a serial console, a microcontroller, a router's management port, or a dial-up system.Connection targets are usually named entries in the /etc/remote database, which records the device, baud rate, and other settings for each system. A target may also be given as a bare device path or, with a modem, a phone number to dial.While connected, tip is mostly transparent: keystrokes are sent to the remote side and remote output is shown locally. Commands to the local tip process are entered through tilde (~) escape sequences typed at the start of a line, for example ~. to disconnect, ~p to send a file, or ~C to fork a local shell.

-v

Verbose mode: echo commands from a script file as they run.

Set the connection baud rate (for example -115200 or -9600), overriding the value from /etc/remote.

Disable interpretation of tilde escape sequences for the session.

~.

Drop the connection and exit.

Change the local working directory.

Fork an interactive shell on the local host.

Send (put) a file to the remote host.

Receive (take) a file from the remote host.

Send a BREAK to the remote system.

tip is a BSD utility and is not installed by default on most Linux distributions, where cu, minicom, or picocom are more common. The exact set of supported escape sequences and options varies between implementations; consult the local manual page.

tip originated in Berkeley Unix (BSD) alongside the cu (call Unix) utility and the UUCP suite. It remains part of the base system on the BSDs and is one of the oldest tools for serial terminal access.

cu(1), minicom(1), picocom(1), screen(1), stty(1)

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