1BEACON(8)                Linux System Managers Manual                BEACON(8)
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NAME

6       beacon - transmit periodic messages on an AX.25 port.
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SYNOPSIS

9       beacon  [-c  <src_call>]  [-d <dest_call>[digi ..]] [-f] [-H] [-l] [-m]
10       [-s] [-t interval] [-v] port “message”
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DESCRIPTION

13       Beacon transmits the message text on an AX.25 port  every  thirty  min‐
14       utes.  The  message is addressed to “IDENT” and is sent using the AX.25
15       callsign of the port specified on the command line. Typically the  mes‐
16       sage  text  will  contain spaces and/or other characters, therefore the
17       message text should be enclosed in quotes to ensure they are passed  to
18       the beacon program untranslated.
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OPTIONS

21       -c              Configure  the source callsign for beacons. The default
22                       is to use the interface callsign.
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24       -d              Configure the destination  callsign  for  beacons.  The
25                       default  is “IDENT”.  Optional: Digipeaters may follow,
26                       separated with spaces. Use -d "DEST DIGI1 DIGI2 .."
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28       -f              Do not fork into the background.
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30       -l              Enables the logging of errors to the  system  log,  the
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33       -H              Start interval relative to the hour.
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35       -m              Changes the destination address to “MAIL” and sends the
36                       message text once only. This option overrides any  des‐
37                       tination callsign given with the -d option.
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39       -s              Sends the message text once only.
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41       -t interval     The  time  interval  between  messages, the interval is
42                       given in minutes and the default is thirty minutes.
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44       -v              Display the version.
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SEE ALSO

47       ax25(4), axports(5).
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AUTHORS

50       Alan Cox GW4PTS <alan@cymru.net>
51       Jonathan Naylor G4KLX <g4klx@g4klx.demon.co.uk>
52       David Brooke G6GZH <db@fusk.demon.co.uk>
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56Linux                          10 February 1997                      BEACON(8)