Using XFER
Advanced User’s Guide
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S
Specify Sender’s Path-and-File Handling
(Zmodem only)
:
The
S
option
controls how the sender handles the paths and filenames of the files that it
sends. This option is available only with Zmodem protocol. The
Z
option must
be specified before using the
S
option. Use one of the following settings
described individually below:
0
- Strip paths
1
- Send paths
2
- Send new paths/filenames
If the
S
option is not included in the command line, the default setting (
0
) is
used. If the
S
option is used without specifying a setting (for example,
XFER
/
S
), it is assumed to mean
S0
. This is useful in the case where another option is
specified in the
XFER_ARGS
environment variable (refer to
during the current transfer session, the paths will be stripped.
An invalid setting will result in an error on the command line.
0
Strip Paths:
In this mode (the default), the sender will remove any paths that
are specified with a filename before sending the filename to the receiver. The
new filename will be transmitted to the receiver without any path information.
The file will be stored by the receiver in the current directory.
1
Send Paths:
This option performs no processing on the filenames specified on
the sender’s side. Any drive and path information that is specified is transmitted
to the receiver. If a path is specified and it does not exist on the receiver’s side,
the transfer will abort with a failure.
2
Send New Paths/Filenames:
When the
S2
setting is used, all filenames are
treated as filename pairs. This provides the ability to specify dual filenames
during a transfer. The first filename (optionally including a drive and path) is
the one that the sender uses to open the file. The second filename is used by the
sender when it transmits the filename to the receiver. This provides the ability
to transfer a file and have it renamed on the receiver’s side. It also allows
The last transfer option,
R
or
T
, on the command line controls whether to transmit or
receive for the session.
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