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| author | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2016-03-25 10:07:43 -0400 |
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| committer | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2016-03-25 10:07:43 -0400 |
| commit | 1a7870ae133bb3856fd946eae03e8f45aa40e0f5 (patch) | |
| tree | b5af226ed33228f4cd1a8334a2ba357ab7972071 /gps.xml | |
| parent | e7d3313c7e8550deccf38290a2821b926a33c2b3 (diff) | |
| download | gpsd-1a7870ae133bb3856fd946eae03e8f45aa40e0f5.tar.gz | |
Default mode for xgpssspeed is now the more interesting nautical display.
Diffstat (limited to 'gps.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | gps.xml | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ BSD terms apply: see the file COPYING in the distribution root for details. <arg choice='opt'>-D <replaceable>debug-level</replaceable></arg> <arg choice='opt'>-h </arg> <arg choice='opt'>-V </arg> + <arg choice='opt'>--nautical </arg> + <arg choice='opt'>--landspeed </arg> <arg choice='opt'>--speedunits <group choice='req'> <arg>mph</arg><arg>kph</arg><arg>knots</arg> @@ -228,9 +230,10 @@ position information from the GPS. It accepts an -h option and optional argument as for <application>gps</application>, or a -V option to dump the package version and exit.</para> -<para>The default display mode resembles a car speedometer. With the -option --nautical you get a more elaborate speed and track presentation -modeled after a marine navigation display.</para> +<para>The default display mode is a speed and track presentation +modeled after a marine navigation display; for backward compatibility +the --nautical option forces this mode. The --landspeed option produces +a simple speedometer.</para> <para>The -speedunits option can be used to set the speed units for display; follow the keyword with knots for nautical miles per hour, |