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authorEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2011-06-27 03:09:36 -0400
committerEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2011-06-27 03:09:36 -0400
commit50b2f7c9805d8644ed345ec0bdfc01c03b8e820c (patch)
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parent5ab7d662b32628f6e198f2d43c1030a0a852e07f (diff)
downloadgpsd-50b2f7c9805d8644ed345ec0bdfc01c03b8e820c.tar.gz
Cleanup after the gsmon featurectomy.
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diff --git a/gpsmon.xml b/gpsmon.xml
index 8dfef70a..3286345e 100644
--- a/gpsmon.xml
+++ b/gpsmon.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ BSD terms apply: see the file COPYING in the distribution root for details.
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>gpsmon</command>
- <arg choice='opt'>-F <replaceable>control-socket</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice='opt'>-L </arg>
<arg choice='opt'>-V </arg>
<arg choice='opt'>-h </arg>
@@ -49,15 +48,9 @@ BSD terms apply: see the file COPYING in the distribution root for details.
<para><application>gpsmon</application> is a monitor that watches
packets coming from a GPS and displays them along with diagnostic
information. It supports commands that can be used to tweak GPS
-settings in various ways; some are device-independent, some vary
-with the GPS chipset type.</para>
-
-<para>This tool used to be called 'sirfmon', and worked only on SiRF
-devices (and the command set has changed to resemble the command
-switches of <application>gpsctl</application>). It now has support for
-a range of NMEA and other other binary-protocol devices as well. It
-will behave sanely, just dumping packets, when connected to a GPS type
-it knows nothing about.</para>
+settings in various ways; some are device-independent, some vary with
+the GPS chipset type. It will behave sanely, just dumping packets,
+when connected to a GPS type it knows nothing about.</para>
<para><application>gpsmon</application> differs from a navigation
client in that it mostly dumps raw data from the GPS, with only enough
@@ -293,14 +286,15 @@ leap-second and local time-zone offsets.</para>
<varlistentry>
<term>M</term>
<listitem>
-<para>(Direct mode only.) Set (M1) or clear (M0) static navigation. The SiRF documentation
-says <quote>Static navigation is a position filter designed to be used
-with motor vehicles. When the vehicle's velocity falls below a
-threshold, the position and heading are frozen, and velocity is set to
-zero. This condition will continue until the computed velocity rises
-above 1.2 times the threshold or until the computed position is at
-least a set distance from the frozen place. The threshold velocity and
-set distance may vary with software versions.</quote></para>
+<para>(Direct mode only.) Set (M1) or clear (M0) static
+navigation. The SiRF documentation says <quote>Static navigation is a
+position filter designed to be used with motor vehicles. When the
+vehicle's velocity falls below a threshold, the position and heading
+are frozen, and velocity is set to zero. This condition will continue
+until the computed velocity rises above 1.2 times the threshold or
+until the computed position is at least a set distance from the frozen
+place. The threshold velocity and set distance may vary with software
+versions.</quote></para>
<para>Non-static mode is designed for use with road navigation
software, which often snaps the reported position to the nearest road
@@ -312,9 +306,10 @@ zero and position changing in large jumps.</para>
<varlistentry>
<term>P</term>
<listitem>
-<para>(Direct mode only.) Toggle navigation-parameter display mode. Toggles between
-normal display and one that shows selected navigation parameters from
-MID 19, including the Static Navigation bit toggled by the 'M' command.</para>
+<para>(Direct mode only.) Toggle navigation-parameter display mode.
+Toggles between normal display and one that shows selected navigation
+parameters from MID 19, including the Static Navigation bit toggled by
+the 'M' command.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
@@ -324,18 +319,6 @@ MID 19, including the Static Navigation bit toggled by the 'M' command.</para>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
-<refsect1 id='files'><title>FILES</title>
-
-<variablelist>
-<varlistentry>
-<term><filename>/var/run/gpsd.sock</filename></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>The default location of the control socket.</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-</variablelist>
-
-</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='bugs'><title>BUGS AND LIMITATIONS</title>
<para>If you run <application>gpsmon</application> in client mode,