cu

call up another system

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/cu.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install cu
Ubuntu
apt-get install cu
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S cu
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install cu
Fedora
dnf install cu
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install cu
Raspbian
apt-get install cu

cu

call up another system

The cu command is used to call up another system and act as a dial-in terminal (mostly on a serial line). It can also do simple file transfers with no error checking. cu is part of the UUCP source but has been split into its own package because it can be useful even if you do not do uucp.

uucp

Unix to Unix Copy Program

UUCP will copy files to or from another (usually *nix) system, which also runs uucp. UUCP is used to transfer mail, news and random files between systems which are not connected by more modern networks. The communication can be made via modems, direct (hard-wired) serial connections or via an IP connection.