| EKERMIT(1) | General Commands Manual | EKERMIT(1) | 
ekermit —
| ekermit | [ -BdhkLRrT] [-b1235] [-Enumber] [-pneoms] [-sfile] | 
ekermit is a simple command line interface to EK
  (Embedded Kermit, E-Kermit), which is an implementation of the Kermit file
  transfer protocol written in ANSI C and designed for embedding in devices or
  firmware, use in realtime applications, or for construction of DLLs and
  libraries.
ekermit performs just two functions:
    sending files and receiving files.
ekermit does not include client/server
    functions; a command or script programming language; character-set
    conversion; transport encryption; or any form of communications or file
    input/output. It does not dial modems, it does not make connections, it does
    not have a built-in TCP/IP stack or interface to an external one. If you
    need these features, then you should use a full Kermit program, such as
    C-Kermit or Kermit 95.
The following options are available:
-B-b
    1235-d-E
    number-h-k-L-p
    neoms-R-r-s
    file ...-Tekermit includes the following Kermit Protocol features:
The following Kermit Protocol features are not implemented:
Because ekermit is designed primarily for
    embedding, it does not use streaming or (except in EKSW) true sliding
    windows (although much of the sliding windows code is there).
The lack of true sliding windows in
    ekermit is compensated by having
    ekermit pretend to support them without really doing
    so. This allows its sending partner to "stream" packets rather
    than waiting for ACKs after each one, as long as there isn't an error. If
    there is an error, the recovery strategy is "go back to n" (or
    perhaps in some cases "error out") rather than "selective
    repeat". EKSW, a separate program that has not been integrated with
    ekermit (but should be), supports true sliding
    windows with selective repeat; that is, only those packets are retransmitted
    that actually need to be.
In any event, since ekermit is intended
    primarily for embedding, it is anticipated that round-trip delays won't be a
    big factor; connections will generally be local, short, relatively fast, and
    if the connection is effectively flow controlled, error-free. When effective
    flow control is lacking, the speed and/or packet length and/or window size
    can be set to a combination of values that maximizes throughput and
    minimizes data loss.
ekermit was released in 2002. A
  BSD-licenced version 1.6 was released in 2011.
| August 8, 2014 | NetBSD 10.1 |