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| author | B. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com> | 2022-03-14 12:29:47 -0400 |
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| committer | B. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com> | 2022-03-17 12:38:10 -0400 |
| commit | 9cbef3ea5b70e5512165b749e77ac5ecad2a2dfd (patch) | |
| tree | 5b482479c8773957eff29b83dc537f2dfb1ddbf8 /system/picocom/README | |
| parent | a66bb6f673f3ada6ecd6a24da8d4f822cd91cb6f (diff) | |
system/picocom: Wrap README at 72 columns.
Signed-off-by: B. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/system/picocom/README b/system/picocom/README index 83703c03cd20f..a65e7aa771b6a 100644 --- a/system/picocom/README +++ b/system/picocom/README @@ -1,21 +1,21 @@ -picocom is a minimal dumb-terminal emulation program. It is, in principle, -very much like minicom, only it's pico instead of mini! +picocom is a minimal dumb-terminal emulation program. It is, in +principle, very much like minicom, only it's pico instead of mini! -Picocom was designed to serve as a simple, manual, modem configuration, -testing, and debugging tool. It has also served (quite well) as a low-tech -"terminal-window" to allow operator - intervention in PPP connection scripts (something like the ms-windows - "open terminal window before / after dialing" feature). -It could also prove useful in many other similar tasks. +Picocom was designed to serve as a simple, manual, modem +configuration, testing, and debugging tool. It has also served (quite +well) as a low-tech "terminal-window" to allow operator intervention +in PPP connection scripts (something like the ms-windows "open +terminal window before / after dialing" feature). It could also prove +useful in many other similar tasks. -Picocom is ideal for embedded systems since its memory footprint is minimal -(less than 20K, when stripped). +Picocom is ideal for embedded systems since its memory footprint is +minimal (less than 20K, when stripped). -Apart from being a handy little tool, picocom source distribution includes -a simple, easy to use, and thoroughly documented - terminal-management library, which could serve other projects as well. -This library hides the termios(3) calls, and provides a less complex and -safer (though certainly less feature-rich) interface. +Apart from being a handy little tool, the picocom source +distribution includes a simple, easy to use, and thoroughly documented +terminal-management library, which could serve other projects as well. +This library hides the termios(3) calls, and provides a less complex +and safer (though certainly less feature-rich) interface. Picocom runs on Linux, and with minor modifications it could run on any Unix system with the termios(3) library. |