1IRCAT(1) User Commands IRCAT(1)
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6 ircat - print strings when pressing buttons
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9 ircat [options] <prog>
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12 This program prints config strings to standard output. It can be used
13 to provide remote control input to scripts and to debug your .lircrc
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16 The argument to the program is the program name, as it appears in the
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19 -h --help
20 Display usage summary.
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22 -v --version
23 Display version.
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25 -c --config=<file>
26 Set config file.
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39 $ ircat myprog
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41 will print "next_file" (followed by newline) every time the button
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46 The lircd(8) output socket used to retrieve data. Defaults to
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51 The documentation for lirc is maintained as html pages. They are
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56ircat 0.10.0 Last change: Jan 2017 IRCAT(1)