NAME
tomac - Transmit files to the Mac
SYNOPSIS
tomac [ - options ] [ files ]
DESCRIPTION
tomac takes the files specified in
tomac and transmits them to the Mac subject to the
options specified. If files also specifies
directories they are followed recursively, and all files found will
be transmitted. If no files parameter is specified, binhex
reads a MacBinary stream from standard input and transmits the
files found; folder information is lost.
OPTIONS
In the absence of any options, tomac takes
the specified files and transmits them to to the Mac using the
XMODEM protocol. Directories named in files are followed
recursively, all files found will be transmitted. Files are assumed
to be in MacBinary format. However, if the filename ends with .info
the file is assumed to be the info fork of a MacIntosh file split
amongst more than one file. In that case the files with .data and
.rsrc extensions are also read (if present). Also, if the info fork
is mentioned in the parameter list, the names of data and resource
forks can also be mentioned, but those will be ignored (this is to
allow wild-card expansion by the shell.) Further, if some form of
AppleShare is supported by the installed program, and if the
current directory, or one of the directories found during recursive
processing, is a directory in the format of the supported version
of AppleShare, those files will be handled according to the
properties of AppleShare.
- -r
- No intelligent file-processing is performed; all files named
are assumed to be plain resource files, and are transmitted as if
they were MacIntosh resource files with creator "RSED" and type
"RSRC", unless another creator and/or type are specified.
- -d
- No intelligent file-processing is performed; all files named
are assumed to be plain data files, and are transmitted as if they
were MacIntosh data files with creator "MACA" and type "TEXT",
unless another creator and/or type are specified.
- -u
- As -d, but the codes for CR and LF are interchanged.
- -U
- Is a synonym for -u.
- -c creator
- Defines the creator name to be used if one of the previous
options is specified.
- -t type
- Defines the type name to be used if one of the previous options
is specified.
- -l
- List every file and directory processed.
- -i
- Do not transmit files, give information only (implies -l.)
- -q
- Ask the user for every file/directory whether it should be
visited (implies -l.)
- -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.
- -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 immediately.
BUGS
As this is a beta release, there may still be some
problems.
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.