FROMMAC(L)

NAME
       frommac - Receive files from the Macintosh

SYNOPSIS
       frommac [ - options ]

DESCRIPTION
       frommac  receives  files  from the Macintosh and processes
       them subject to the options specified.

OPTIONS
       In the absence of any options, frommac receives  a  single
       file  and stores it in MacBinary format, giving the output
       file ".bin" extensions and placing it in the current work-
       ing directory.

       -3     Write  files in fork format (.info, .data and .rsrc
              files.)

       -f     As -3, but empty data and rsrc files are  not  cre-
              ated.

       -r     Write resource forks only (.rsrc files.)

       -d     Write data forks only (.data files.)

       -u     As  -d,  but  the  codes  for  CR and LF are inter-
              changed, the filename extension is .text.

       -U     As -u, but there is no filename extension.

       -a     Write files in AppleShare format.  This  option  is
              only  valid if the program is compiled with support
              for some form of AppleShare.  The current directory
              must be a valid AppleShare folder.

       -s     Write  received  files to standard output in MacBi-
              nary format.

       -l     List every file received.

       -m     Receive  multiple  files.   Entering  ^X  (CNTRL-X)
              after the last file will terminate the program.

       -x     Use the XMODEM protocol for transmission.

       -y     Use  the  YMODEM protocol for transmission (not yet
              supported.)

       -z     Use the ZMODEM protocol for transmission  (not  yet
              supported.)

       -o     Use the pre-beta version of XMODEM.

       -T     Allow  for  time-out detection during the protocol.
              Normally you will not need this option  because  on
              occasion,  when  network  delays do occur, time-out
              detection  interferes  with  a  good  transmission.
              Also, when for some reason the connection is broken
              the program will normally receive a hang-up  signal
              and  terminate.   However,  in  some  situations it
              might  be  necessary  to  early  detect   time-outs
              (because of communication loss or whatever, without
              loss of connection).  You should check whether  use
              of  this  option  has  profits in your situation or
              not.  Normally when transmission errors  did  occur
              entering a number of times ^X (CNTRL-X) will grace-
              fully terminate the program.

       -V     Gives the patchlevel  of  the  program,  and  other
              information.   Other  options  are  ignored and the
              program quits immediately.

       -H     Give short information about  the  options.   Other
              options  are  ignored and the program quits immedi-
              ately.

BUGS
       As this is a beta release, there may still be  some  prob-
       lems.

SEE ALSO
       macutil(1) 

AUTHOR
       Dik   T.   Winter,   CWI,   Amsterdam,   The   Netherlands
       dik@cwi.nl

       Parts of the code are based on codes from: Dave Johnson.