Minicom
For the company by this name, see Minicom Advanced Systems. For the textphone, see Telecommunications device for the deaf.
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Minicom run in an X11 xterm window | |
| Developer(s) | Adam Lackorzynski, Martin A. Godisch |
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| Stable release | 2.7 / December 31, 2013 |
| Development status | Active |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Linux, POSIX |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Type | Terminal emulator |
| License | GPL |
| Website | Website |
Minicom is a text-based modem control and terminal emulation program for Unix-like operating systems, originally written by Miquel van Smoorenburg, and modeled after the popular MS-DOS program Telix. Minicom includes a dialing directory, ANSI and VT100 emulation, an (external) scripting language, and other features. Minicom is a menu-driven communications program. It also has an auto ZMODEM download.
A common use for Minicom is when setting up a remote serial console, perhaps as a last resort to access a computer if the LAN is down. This can be done using nothing more than an old 386 laptop with a Minicom floppy distribution such as Pitux or Serial Terminal Linux.
Minicom running a Windows 2003 EMS prompt
See also
External links
- – Linux User Commands Manual
- Minicom home page
- Pitux Minicom Floppy
- Linux Serial Console HOWTO
- Paul Virijevich (6 September 2006). "Improving server management with Minicom and conserver". Linux.com. VA Software. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
- Bill McCarty (September 1999). "11.7 Using minicom and seyon". Learning Debian GNU/Linux. O'Reilly & Associates. Retrieved 8 March 2009.