Tip (Unix utility)

tip is a unix utility for establishing a terminal connection to a remote system via a modem. It is commonly associated with Sun's Solaris as it comes with that operating system.

Basics

Tip is one of the commands referenced in the expect reference book by Don Libes.

The tip command line options are as follows

    tip [-v] [-speed-entry] {hostname | phone-number | device}

Examples

A simple example is a script that establishes a terminal session:

spawn tip modem

expect "connected"

send "ATD$argc\r"

set timeout 30

expect "CONNECT"

References

Libes, Don (1995). Exploring Expect: A Tcl-Based Tool for Automating Interactive Programs. O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. ISBN 1-56592-090-2.

External links

tip man page

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