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NAME

       cyclades-serial-client  Serial  Port  Interface  for  Cyclades Terminal
       Servers

SYNOPSIS

       cyclades-serial-client (start | stop | restart | status) [devname]

DESCRIPTION

       For each physical  port  listed  in  cyclades-devices  file,  cyclades-
       serial-client controls the status of the corresponding cyclades-ser-cli
       interface.

OPTIONS

       cyclades-serial-client must be invoked with one of  the  (start,  stop,
       restart  or  status),  and  optionaly  with  a argument associated to a
       specific device.  In this case, the action spedified as the option will
       be performed only for this device.

       If this argument was not supplied, the action will be performed for all
       devices listed in cyclades-devices file. The mandatory options are:

       start  - Starts the cyclades-ser-cli program, using parameters supplied
              in  the  cyclades-devices   file.  If  this  program  is already
              running, a message will be displayed,  and  no  additional  copy
              will be started.

       stop   -  Stops  the  cyclades-ser-cli program(s), by issuing a SIGTERM
              signal.

       restart
              - Simulates a hangup to cyclades-ser-cli program(s), by  issuing
              a SIGUSR1 signal.

       status - Checks the status of cyclades-ser-cli programs(s).

EXAMPLES

       Assuming the the following cyclades-devices file configuration:

       /dev/ctty01:pr3k:1:rtelnet: /dev/ctty02:pr3k:2:socket:

       1 . Start all devices: cyclades-serial-client start Messages: "Starting
       /dev/ctty01 <==> pr3k:1 interface" "Starting  /dev/ctty02  <==>  pr3k:2
       interface"

       2  .  Try  to  start them again: cyclades-serial-client start Messages:
       "cyclades-serial-client : /dev/ctty01 already active" "cyclades-serial-
       client : /dev/ctty02 already active"

       3   .   Stop   only  /dev/ctty01  device:  cyclades-serial-client  stop
       /dev/ctty01 Messages: "Stopping /dev/ctty01 <==> pr3k:2 interface"

       4  .   Checking   status:   cyclades-serial-client   status   Messages:
       "/dev/ctty01  (rtelnet at pr3k:1) is inactive" "/dev/ctty02 ( socket at
       pr3k:2) active, pid 2983"

       5 . Start a non-valid device cyclades-serial-client  start  /dev/xtty01
       Messages: "cyclades-serial-client : device /dev/xtty01 does not exist"

SEE ALSO

       cyclades-ser-cli(1), cyclades-devices(5)

                                                     cyclades-serial-client(8)