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APPENDIX C

Non-ASCII Characters for Login Scripts

The following information enables you to create custom login scripts that require
non-ASCII characters. It is provided for advanced users who understand 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:

Sends or receives a carriage return

Sends or receives a line feed

For example, the string “waitfor Joe” waits to receive Joe followed by a
carriage return and line feed from the remote computer before executing the next
command in the script.