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NAME

6       ircat - print strings when pressing buttons
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SYNOPSIS

9       ircat [options] <prog>
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DESCRIPTION

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
17       prog entries in .lircrc.
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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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EXAMPLES

29       If .lircrc contains:
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31       begin
32               prog = myprog
33               button = KEY_CHANNELUP
34               config = next_file
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39       $ ircat myprog
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41       will print "next_file" (followed by  newline)  every  time  the  button
42       bound to KEY_CHANNELUP is pressed.
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ENVIRONMENT

45       LIRC_SOCKET_PATH
46           The  lircd(8)  output  socket  used  to retrieve data.  Defaults to
47           /var/run/lirc/lircd
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SEE ALSO

51       The documentation for lirc  is  maintained  as  html  pages.  They  are
52       located under html/ in the documentation directory.
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56ircat 0.10.0                 Last change: Jan 2017                    IRCAT(1)