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| author | Jeff Francis <jeff@gritch.org> | 2008-07-31 17:33:09 +0000 |
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| committer | Jeff Francis <jeff@gritch.org> | 2008-07-31 17:33:09 +0000 |
| commit | 4272432d845253c97966703d68c5b0746796f795 (patch) | |
| tree | 6e2a2feabd8eb9cb98c78c317e0862faa6726c24 /gpspipe.xml | |
| parent | 8fe9919500bf73b8234d63eb6c9a5787fa67d0bd (diff) | |
| download | gpsd-4272432d845253c97966703d68c5b0746796f795.tar.gz | |
Add options to gpspipe to run as a daemon...
...to write output to a file (instead of stdout), and to sleep for ten
seconds before attempting to connect to gpsd (useful when running from
/etc/init.d/ as a daemon).
Diffstat (limited to 'gpspipe.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | gpspipe.xml | 17 |
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gpspipe.xml b/gpspipe.xml index 13df09ea..c511d8bd 100644 --- a/gpspipe.xml +++ b/gpspipe.xml @@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ <cmdsynopsis> <command>gpspipe</command> <arg choice='opt'>-h</arg> + <arg choice='opt'>-d</arg> + <arg choice='opt'>-l</arg> + <arg choice='opt'>-f <replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg> <arg choice='opt'>-n <replaceable>count</replaceable></arg> <arg choice='opt'>-r</arg> <arg choice='opt'>-R</arg> @@ -54,12 +57,22 @@ If omitted, <application>gpspipe</application> connects to 127.0.0.1 on the default port (2947) and uses the first device opened by <application>gpsd</application>.</para> +<para><application>gpspipe</application> may be run as a daemon, but +requires the -f flag for writing the output to a file.</para> + </refsect1> <refsect1 id='options'><title>OPTIONS</title> <para>-h makes <application>gpspipe</application> print a usage message and exit.</para> +<para>-d causes <application>gpspipe</application> to run as a daemon.</para> + +<para>-l causes <application>gpspipe</application> to sleep for ten +seconds before attempting to connect to gpsd. This is very useful +when running as a daemon, giving gpsd time to start before +attempting a connection.</para> + <para>-r causes raw NMEA sentences to be output.</para> <para>-R causes super-raw (gps binary) data to be output. This overrides @@ -71,6 +84,10 @@ specified serial device with setttings 4800 8N1. Thus to emulate a serial port hardwired to a GPS that <application>gpsd</application> is managing.</para> +<para>-f option causes the collected data to be written to the +specified file. Use of this option is mandatory +if <application>gpspipe</application> is run as a daemon.</para> + <para>-w causes native <application>gpsd</application>sentences to be output.</para> |