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author | Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> | 1999-04-21 09:51:03 +0200 |
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committer | Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> | 1999-04-21 09:51:03 +0200 |
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diff --git a/ax25/beacon.8 b/ax25/beacon.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9b38db7 --- /dev/null +++ b/ax25/beacon.8 @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +.TH BEACON 8 "10 February 1997" Linux "Linux System Managers Manual" +.SH NAME +beacon \- transmit periodic messages on an AX.25 port. +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B beacon [-c <src_call>] [-d <dest_call>] [-l] [-m] [-s] [-t interval] [-v] port \(lqmessage\(rq +.SH DESCRIPTION +.LP +.B Beacon +transmits the message text on an AX.25 port every thirty minutes. The message +is addressed to \(lqIDENT\(rq and is sent using the AX.25 callsign of the port +specified on the command line. Typically the message text will contain +spaces and/or other characters, therefore the message text should be +enclosed in quotes to ensure they are passed to the +.B beacon +program untranslated. +.SH OPTIONS +.TP 16 +.BI \-c +Configure the source callsign for beacons. The default is to use the +interface callsign. +.TP 16 +.BI \-d +Configure the destination callsign for beacons. The default is \(lqIDENT\(rq. +.TP 16 +.BI \-l +Enables the logging of errors to the system log, the default is off. +.TP 16 +.BI \-m +Changes the destination address to \(lqMAIL\(rq and sends the message text +once only. This option overrides any destination callsign given with the \-d option. +.TP 16 +.BI \-s +Sends the message text once only. +.TP 16 +.BI "\-t interval" +The time interval between messages, the interval is given in minutes and the +default is thirty minutes. +.TP 16 +.BI \-v +Display the version. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR ax25 (4), +.BR axports (5). +.SH AUTHORS +.nf +Alan Cox GW4PTS <alan@cymru.net> +.br +Jonathan Naylor G4KLX <g4klx@g4klx.demon.co.uk> +.br +David Brooke G6GZH <db@fusk.demon.co.uk> +.fi |