1FAXSTATE(8C)                                                      FAXSTATE(8C)
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NAME

6       faxstate - control ``modem state'' of a device used by HylaFAX
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SYNOPSIS

9       /usr/sbin/faxstate [ -q queue-dir ] [ -s state ] [ -n ] modem
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DESCRIPTION

12       faxstate  sends a message to the HylaFAX faxgetty(8C) process servicing
13       modem telling it to use the specified state when notifying the  HylaFAX
14       scheduler  that a modem is ready and available for use.  This is useful
15       for controlling outbound use of a modem; by marking a modem's state  as
16       busy,  down,  or  exempt the HylaFAX scheduler will not assign any out‐
17       bound jobs to the modem.  See hylafax-config(5F) under  ModemReadyState
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20       The  specified  modem can either be the name (typically the last compo‐
21       nent of the terminal port the modem is attached to), or the  full  name
22       of the associated FIFO named pipe file, e.g. ``FIFO.ttym2''.
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24       If  the  -n option, faxstate emulates what faxgetty would do; sending a
25       message directly to the faxq process marking the specified modem  down,
26       busy, or ready.  This interface is useful for send-only environments in
27       which faxgetty processes are not used.  Note that modems manipulated in
28       this  way  must  previously  have been configured with the faxmodem(8C)
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OPTIONS

32       The following options are supported:
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34       -n        Contact faxq directly instead of faxgetty.
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36       -q dir    Use a spooling area other than /var/spool/hylafax.
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38       -s state  Specify the state to send the  faxq  process  each  time  the
39                 modem  becomes  ready for use; one of ``busy'', ``down'', and
40                 ``ready''.  The default state to use is ready.
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FILES

43       Consult hylafax-server(5F) for a complete discussion of  the  structure
44       and content of the spooling area.
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SEE ALSO

47       hylafax-server(5F), faxgetty(8C)
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51                                 July 17, 1995                    FAXSTATE(8C)
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