If the file transfer is to or from a personal computer via a modem,
you may have to use kermit. While the use of kermit on
the PC side may depend on the specific PC, it is rather
standard on the Unix side.
For example, let's start by
assuming you are running a terminal emulator program on your
PC which makes it look like a standard computer terminal to the
computer on the other end. These emulator programs might be something
like Versaterm-Pro, Red Ryder, or even just kermit. Note,
if you are running a windowing environment on your PC, the PC commands
may be available on a pull-down menu, so look for them.
C:> kermit Run kermit from DOS. IBM-PC kermit-MS V2.29b 19 Feb 87 DOS's response. type ? for help More from DOS. connect Connect me to the host. login Unix's response after it connects. % ls Unix, tell me files in this directory. file1 file2 file3 Unix lists three files. % kermit -s file1 Send from Unix to DOS! Escape back to your local system and give a RECEIVE command... ^V C To get back to kermit on DOS. receive Telling DOS's kermit to receive file. PC now shows it's receiving file. % Done, back to Unix. % kermit -r Receive file on Unix from PC. Escape back to your local system and give a RECEIVE command... ^V C To get back to kermit on DOS. send C:filenew DOS, send this file to Unix. PC now shows it's sending file. % Done, back to Unix. % ls Unix, tell me what I have. file1 file2 file3 filenew Filenew has been received.
Note that in order for kermit to work on some Unix systems, you must make the transferred file have the Unix mode read/write -r/w-r/w. You do this with chmod 777.