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6 xbrlapi - X11 BrlAPI helper for Linux/Unix
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9 xbrlapi [option ...]
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12 xbrlapi connects to a BrlAPI server in order to provide it with the ID
13 of the X11 window which currently has focus. It also simulates X
14 keysyms from braille key presses (else brltty would simulate them using
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18 Options are processed sequentially from left to right. If an option is
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22 The following options are supported:
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24 -b [host][:port] (--brlapi=)
25 The BrlAPI server to connect to.
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27 -a string (--auth=)
28 The BrlAPI authorization/authentication string.
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30 -d display (--display=)
31 The X display to connect to. If not specified, the content of
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37 -h (--help)
38 Print a command line usage summary and then exit.
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40 -H (--full-help)
41 Print a thorough command line usage summary and then exit.
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44 For more details on the purpose of xbrlapi, see BrlAPI's on-line manual
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49brltty 4.5 Apr 2013 XBRLAPI(1)