Minicom is a text-based modem control and terminal emulation program, 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.
Key Features
- Auto redial.
- Support for UUCP-style lock files on serial devices.
- Capture to file.
- Multiple users with individual configurations.
Website: salsa.debian.org/minicom-team/minicom
Support:
Developer: Adam Lackorzynski
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
Minicom is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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|---|---|
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