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| author | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2006-10-30 22:02:09 +0000 |
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| committer | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2006-10-30 22:02:09 +0000 |
| commit | 768053d2716143a445af839ba5923fca01578c71 (patch) | |
| tree | d64c0a6b6a2884d6357c442af44fa04d3a2e6f3c /gps.xml | |
| parent | f77433d6c53cf31cdb375e11f51c6389169bcbb1 (diff) | |
| download | gpsd-768053d2716143a445af839ba5923fca01578c71.tar.gz | |
Implement -j option in xgps. Document it in cgps.
Diffstat (limited to 'gps.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | gps.xml | 13 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ <command>xgps</command> <arg choice='opt'><replaceable>X-options</replaceable></arg> <arg choice='opt'>-h </arg> + <arg choice='opt'>-j </arg> <arg choice='opt'>-V </arg> <arg choice='opt'>-speedunits <group choice='req'><arg>mph</arg><arg>kph</arg><arg>knots</arg></group></arg> <arg choice='opt'>-altunits <group choice='req'><arg>feet</arg><arg>meters</arg></group></arg> @@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ <cmdsynopsis> <command>cgps</command> <arg choice='opt'>-h </arg> + <arg choice='opt'>-j </arg> <arg choice='opt'>-s </arg> <arg choice='opt'>-V </arg> <arg choice='opt'>-speedunits <group choice='req'><arg>mph</arg><arg>kph</arg><arg>knots</arg></group></arg> @@ -108,6 +110,11 @@ altitude units for display; follow the keyword with 'meters' or 'feet'. The default is feet. This option can also be set as the X resource 'altunits'.</para> +<para>The <option>-j</option> option tells the daemon to hold fix +data across cycles, eliminating jitter from NMEA sevices that emit +several partial reports (see the <option>-s</option> for a client-side +way to do something similar).</para> + <para> The <option>-l</option> option sets the format of latitude and longitude reports. The value 'd' produces decimal degrees and is the default. The value 'm' produces degrees and decimal minutes. The @@ -153,6 +160,10 @@ terminal emulator.</para> from printing the raw data. This display can also be toggled with the s command.</para> +<para>The <option>-j</option> option tells the daemon not to clear +data at start of cycle, eliminating jitter from NMEA sevices that emit +several partial reports per cycle.</para> + <para>Rather than use X resources to determine which units to use, <application>cgps</application> looks at variables in its environment. Here are the variables and values it checks:</para> @@ -178,12 +189,10 @@ Here are the variables and values it checks:</para> SIGHUP or SIGINT; given default terminal settings this will happen when you type Ctl-C at it. It will also terminate on 'q'</para> -<!-- <para>The 'j' command toggles whether or not fix data is cleared at start of cycle; see <citerefentry><refentrytitle>gpsd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> for discussion.</para> ---> </refsect2> <refsect2><title>cgpxlogger</title> |