MODEM_BREAK(1)

NAME
modem_break - send a modem break

SYNOPSIS
modem_break

DESCRIPTION
Modem_break creates a ``modem break'' on the stdout. Modem break is a condition of a communications line when the line is held ``low'' for 200 ms. It is typically used to tell the remote system to switch to a different baud rate.

Modem_break is designed to be used by Pcomm in a shell script for automatically logging a user onto a remote system.

EXAMPLE
	while true
	do
		# wait 5 seconds for the login prompt
		waitfor -5 login:
		# test the exit code of the waitfor command
		if [ $? -eq 0 ]
		then
			# send my user ID and break out of the loop
			echo egray
			break
		fi
		# send a modem break
		modem_break
	done

SEE ALSO
pcomm(1), waitfor(1), matches(1), Pcomm Reference Manual