Linux/minicom

minicom
Minicom home page (current version: 2.3)

"Minicom is a menu driven communications program. It emulates ANSI and VT102 terminals. It has a dialing directory and auto zmodem download."

Special keys: CTRL-A Z

Installation: yum install minicom apt install minicom
 * 1) Redhat/CentOS
 * 1) Debian/Ubuntu

Configure minicom: minicom -s minicom -s -c on # with color

Configure the following: mode - /dev/ttyS0 speed - 9600

Start minicom: minicom

With color: minicom -s -c on

Default commands can be placed in $MINICOM: export MINICOM="-m -c on" minicom export MINICOM="-m -c on" minicom
 * 1) multi line
 * 1) one line

Minicom keys: 1. UP arrow-up or k  2. DOWN arrow-down or j   3. LEFT arrow-left or h   4. RIGHT arrow-right or l   5. CHOOSE (select menu) Enter 6. CANCEL ESCape

Press CTRL-A Z for help on special keys

Default minicom config: /etc/minirc.dfl pr port            /dev/ttyS0 pu baudrate        9600 pu bits            8 pu parity          N pu stopbits         1
 * 1) Machine-generated file - use "minicom -s" to change parameters.

If you are running minicom inside of screen you can send a CTRL-A by pressing: [CTRL]+[a] [a]

References:
 * Accessing a Cisco Switch or Router via Serial Port on Linux Using Minicom // Crucial Paradigm - Official Blog
 * Linux / UNIX minicom Serial Communication Program
 * OpenManiak.com - MINICOM - The Easy Tutorial
 * Linux / UNIX minicom Serial Communication Program
 * Minicom - Wikipedia

xmodem "Failure executing protocol"
Solution: apt-get install lrzsz

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