Werner's Miscellanea

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1	"neocon" is a simple serial console utility that tries to open a
2	ttys that may exist on a system until one such open succeeds. It
3	then passes terminal input and output, until there is a read or
4	write failure on the tty, in which case it disconnects, and the
5	process restarts.
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7	This is mainly intended for serial over USB interfaces that
8	disappear when the Neo or debug board is restarted. E.g.,
9	neocon /dev/ttyUSB0 /dev/ttyUSB1
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11	The option -t delay_ms throttles keyboard input to a rate of
12	one character every "delay_ms" milliseconds. This can be used to
13	prevent buffer overruns on the remote end.
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15	"neocon" can log to a file with the option "-l logfile". Non-ASCII
16	and non-printable characters are converted to hash signs (#). To
17	append to an existing logfile, add the option "-a". To add a
18	timestamp before each line, use the option "-T".
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20	To leave neocon, type "~.". The escape character (~) can be changed
21	with the option "-e escape".
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23	To manually switch to the next device, enter "~n".
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25	The option -L switches console input from character-by-character
26	(raw) mode to local line editing (cooked). Edited lines are sent
27	with \n termination.
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30	Known issues
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33	- the escape character is sent to the target
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