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   T to All   
   Re: I forgot how to read a com port   
   13 Jun 15 17:44:35   
   
   From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 06/12/2015 10:10 PM, T wrote:   
   > Hi All,   
   >   
   > I needed to test a com port with a loop back.   
   >   
   > To write to the port, I used   
   >        echo xxxx > com1   
   >   
   > To read the port, I opened another shell and   
   >        type < com1   
   >   
   > Which did not work (syntax error).  Poop, I forgot   
   > how to do this.  Does anyone remember how to do   
   > this?   
   >   
   > Many thanks,   
   > -T   
   >   
      
      
   Ah poop!  Just figured it out.   
      
   type COM{n}   
      
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