Minicom file transfer helper

minicom-bin-xfr.sh

#!/bin/sh

INFILE=/dev/null
OUTFILE=/dev/null

if [ ${#} -lt 1 ]; then
    echo "Usage: ${0} -i infile -o outfile"
    exit 1
fi

while [ ${#} -gt 0 ]; do
    case "${1}" in
    -i)
        shift
        INFILE="${1}"
        ;;
    -o)
        shift
        OUTFILE="${1}"
        ;;
    -h|--help)
        echo "Usage: ${0} -i infile -o outfile"
        exit 1
        ;;
    *)
        echo "Usage: ${0} -i infile -o outfile"
        exit 1
        ;;
    esac
    shift
done

echo "binary-xfer utility for minicom"
echo "Sending file ${INFILE} to ${OUTFILE}"

# /usr/bin/pv --force -i 0.25 -B 128  ${INFILE}  2>&1 > ${OUTFILE}
/bin/cat "${INFILE}" > "${OUTFILE}"

echo "File transfer complete"

exit 0