.TH ODT 1 .SH NAME odt \- connect user's terminal to a backend \s-2SUN's\s0 console .SH SYNOPSIS .B odt [ option ] ... .SH DESCRIPTION .I Odt connects a terminal on the SUN (or VAX) to a backend SUN's console line so the output of the backend SUN appears on the terminal screen and characters typed at the keyboard are sent to the backend SUN. \f2Odt\f1 sets the backend SUN's tty line to raw mode, and the SUN (or VAX) terminal to cbreak mode. The connection can be broken by killing the odt process (e.g., by typing the interrupt character (e.g., CONTROL-C). .PP When \f2odt\f1 receives a backslash from the terminal, it switches to raw mode to read one character, after which it switches back to cbreak mode. The backslash escape allows the user to send characters like CONTROL-C to the backend SUN even though they are normally interpreted as signals. As a special case, an escaped null character (octal 0) causes \f2odt\f1 to force the backend SUN line into a break condition for 1 second. This is useful for halting the processor and trapping to the SUN monitor program. .PP Options are: .TP .BI \-c "CLASS" Class. Connect to a machine in the class .I CLASS if one is available. The default class is SUN. If the user already has a machine reserved in the class .I CLASS, then the reserved machine will be used. However, if the user already has a machine reserved in a different class, then it will be released before the new machine is reserved. If no machines are available in the specified class then a message to that effect will be printed. .TP .BI \-m "MACH" Machine. Use the backend SUN named .I MACH if it is available. If the user already has a backend SUN reserved, then it will be released before the new machine .I MACH is reserved. If machine .I MACH is unavailable, then a message to that effect will be printed. .SH "SEE ALSO" busers(1), download(1), odtunlock(1) .SH FILES .ta 1i /tmp/xinu/* Local lock files. Named by user's login id .SH BUGS Avoid suspending odt (CONTROL-Z) if possible since it will leave the terminal line in cbreak mode.