1IRCAT(1)                              FSF                             IRCAT(1)
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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 = tv_p+
34            config = next_file
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37       then
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39       $ ircat myprog
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41       will print "next_file" (followed by  newline)  every  time  the  button
42       tv_p+ is pressed.
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SEE ALSO

45       The  documentation  for  lirc  is  maintained  as  html pages. They are
46       located under html/ in the documentation directory.
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50ircat 0.8.2                        June 2007                          IRCAT(1)