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Appendix A: Non-ASCII Characters for Login Scripts
Note: The following information is provided to create custom login
scripts that require non-ASCII characters. It is provided for the
advanced user who understands the use and requirements of such
characters in a custom login script.
Use of ^char
You may use the caret ( ^ ) to transmit ASCII command
characters. If you send ^char, and the ASCII value of char is
between @ and _, then the character is automatically translated to
a single-byte value between 0 and 31. For example, ^M is
converted to a carriage return. If char is a value between a and z,
then the character sequence is translated to a single-byte value
between 1 and 26. If char is any other value, then the character
sequence is not subject to any special processing.
For example, the string “Joe^M” transmits Joe, followed by a
carriage return.
Carriage Return and Line Feed
You may include carriage return and line feed commands as part
of the login script, when entered in the following format:
<cr> Sends or receives a carriage return
<lf> Sends or receives a line feed.
For example, the string “waitfor Joe<cr><lf>” waits to receive Joe
followed by a carriage return and line feed from the remote
computer before executing the next command in the script.
Literal Characters
The backslash ( \ ) character defines that the next character is
transmitted as a literal character, and is not subject to any special
processing ordinarily associated with that character.