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/usr/bin/ldattach

Misc binaries for util-linux

From util-linux-misc 2.42.4-r2 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running ldattach --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage:
 ldattach [options] <ldisc> <device>

Attach a line discipline to a serial line.

Options:
 -d, --debug             print verbose messages to stderr
 -s, --speed <value>     set serial line speed
 -c, --intro-command <string> intro sent before ldattach
 -p, --pause <seconds>   pause between intro and ldattach
 -7, --sevenbits         set character size to 7 bits
 -8, --eightbits         set character size to 8 bits
 -n, --noparity          set parity to none
 -e, --evenparity        set parity to even
 -o, --oddparity         set parity to odd
 -1, --onestopbit        set stop bits to one
 -2, --twostopbits       set stop bits to two
 -i, --iflag [-]<iflag>  set input mode flag

 -h, --help              display this help
 -V, --version           display version

Options relevant to GSM0710:
 -m, --mtu <value>  set CMUX maximum frame size

Known <ldisc> names:
  TTY           SLIP          MOUSE         PPP           STRIP
  AX25          X25           6PACK         R3964         IRDA
  HDLC          SYNC_PPP      SYNCPPP       HCI           GIGASET_M101
  M101          GIGASET       PPS           GSM0710

Known <iflag> names:
  IGNBRK        BRKINT        IGNPAR        PARMRK        INPCK
  ISTRIP        INLCR         IGNCR         ICRNL         IUCLC
  IXON          IXANY         IXOFF         IMAXBEL       IUTF8

For more details see ldattach(8).
Options (15)
OptionDescriptionSource
-d, --debugKeep ldattach in the foreground so that it can be interrupted or debugged, and to print verbose messages about its progress to standard error output.help + man
-s, --speed valueSet the speed (the baud rate) of the serial line to the specified value.help + man
-p, --pause secondsSleep for value seconds before the invocation of ldattach.help + man
-7, --sevenbitsSet the character size of the serial line to 7 bits.help + man
-8, --eightbitsSet the character size of the serial line to 8 bits.help + man
-n, --noparitySet the parity of the serial line to none.help + man
-e, --evenparitySet the parity of the serial line to even.help + man
-o, --oddparitySet the parity of the serial line to odd.help + man
-1, --onestopbitSet the number of stop bits of the serial line to one.help + man
-2, --twostopbitsSet the number of stop bits of the serial line to two.help + man
-i, --iflag -]<iflagSet the specified bits in the c_iflag word of the serial line.help + man
-h, --helpDisplay help text and exit.help + man
-V, --versionDisplay version and exit.help + man
-m, --mtu valueSet maximum frame size for GSM0710 CMUX.help + man
-c, --intro-command stringDefine an intro command that is sent through the serial line before the invocation of ldattach. (in the manual page but not in --help)man

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.