CU(1) - General Commands Manual # CU(1) - General Commands Manual NAME # cu - serial terminal emulator SYNOPSIS # cu [-dr] [-E escape_char] [-l line] [-s speed | -‌speed] cu [host] DESCRIPTION # cu is used to connect to another system over a serial link. In the era before modern networks, it was typically used to connect to a modem in order to dial in to a remote host. ...
REMOTE(5) - File Formats Manual # REMOTE(5) - File Formats Manual NAME # remote - remote host description file DESCRIPTION # The remote file describes remote hosts known by cu(1). It is an ASCII file structured somewhat like the termcap(5) file. Each line in the file provides a description for a single remote host. Fields are separated by a colon (’:’). Lines ending with a ‘\’ character immediately followed by a newline are continued on the next line. ...