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      NAME
           uft - unified file transfer program

      SYNOPSIS
           uft

      DESCRIPTION
           Uft is the user interface to the Unified  File Transfer
           Protocol (UFT).  The  uft program allows a user to transfer
           files to and from a remote network site.

           The following commands are recognized by uft:

           ! [command]
                Invoke a shell on the local machine.

           connect site-name (alias open)
                Establish a connection to an UFT server on that site.
                It must be the first command.

           create file-name
                create a file on the remote site.

           delete file-name
                delete a file on the remote site.

           disc
                disconnect an UFT connection.

           exit (alias quit)
                quit uft.

           readatt file-name (alias ga)
                get attributes of a file.

           help [command]
                "help" gives the list of the available uft commands.

                "help command "gives the syntax of the command.

           receive remote-file [ as  local-file ] (alias get)
                transfer a file from the remote site on to the local
                site. The default name of the local file is  "remote-
                file".

           receive remote-file  ap  local-file  (alias get)
                transfer a file from the remote site on to the local
                site. The remote file is concatened to the local file.

           send local-file [as remote-file ] (alias put)
                Transfer a file from the local site on to the remote
                site.  The default name of the remote file is "local-



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                file".

           send local-file ap remote-file  (alias put)
                Transfer a file from the local site on to the remote
                site.  The local file is concatened to the remote file.

           sndir directory1 [in directory2 ]
                Transfer all the files of directory1 in directory2.

           rcdir directory1 [from directory2 ]
                Receive in directory1 all the files (which names are in
                directory1) from directory2.

           cfile file [at]
                Execute all the uft commands of the specified file.
                The keyword at makes the command executed in differed
                mode.

           shell (or sh )
                Execute an interactive shell. <control-D> exits shell
                and returns to uft level.

           cd directory-name
                Modify the local current directory.

           who  indicates the characteristics of the connection.

           modify
                allows the modification of characteristics of the
                connection.

           File characteristics
                The file handled by UFT have a byte stream or
                sequential organization.

           Modes of transfert
                There are two modes of transfert:
                    - block mode : each record has a fixed size.

                    - variable mode: each record has a variable size.

                Binary files are always sent in block mode, while text
                files can be sent in either mode. With the variable
                mode, each record corresponds to a line.

           File naming conventions
                The structure of the names of the files must correspond
                to the one defined for each machine.

                The convention for the names of the files is the
                following:




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                    [ cartridge-name(directory-name( ] file-name

                    where:

                    -cartridge-name

                    When the file is on a removable cartridge, the user
                    must specify the name of the cartridge followed by
                    the character "(".

                    -directory-name The cartridge-name followed by "(",
                    must be followed by the name of the directory used
                    to mount the cartridge, itself followed by the
                    character "(".

                    It is necessary that the cartridges be labelled.

                    -file-name The last name or the first name when
                    there is no cartridge to mount or if the cartridge
                    is already mounted, is the file-name.

                    For local files, absolute or relative names can be
                    given.

                    For remote files, absolute names are necessary.

           Remarks
                On SPIX or ROS system, intermediate directories are
                automatically created when files are created or
                transfered.  All files created by uft are in mode read
                write for user and group.

                It is not possible to modify the current working
                directory on remote SPIX or ROS system.

      SEE ALSO
           For SPIX system see Uft User Manual in the .
           For ROS system see SC9-UFT 73F275MS.

      FILES
           /etc/isohosts














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