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doc/Rvinterf-tools: document rvinterf -b PID addition
author Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
date Wed, 02 Dec 2020 20:17:23 +0000
parents 5b88ba62b9ae
children 71edc12b1aa7
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65 rvinterf [options] /dev/ttyXXX 65 rvinterf [options] /dev/ttyXXX
66 66
67 The following options have the same meaning as in rvtdump, see the rvtdump 67 The following options have the same meaning as in rvtdump, see the rvtdump
68 section above for the details: -b, -B, -d and -l. The only difference is that 68 section above for the details: -b, -B, -d and -l. The only difference is that
69 -b without -l is potentially useful and thus allowed. 69 -b without -l is potentially useful and thus allowed. Additionally rvinterf -b
70 records the PID of the backgrounded process in /tmp/rvinterf.pid (inability to
71 write to this file produces a non-fatal warning); the intended use case is for
72 scripts that run rvinterf -b (perhaps as fc-xram secondary program with the FFS
73 editor application), perform some fc-fsio or other manipulations, and then kill
74 the backgrounded rvinterf process.
70 75
71 Additional rvinterf options which don't exist in rvtdump are: 76 Additional rvinterf options which don't exist in rvtdump are:
72 77
73 -n 78 -n
74 79
89 94
90 -S <file descriptor number> 95 -S <file descriptor number>
91 96
92 This option is not meant for direct use by human users. It is passed 97 This option is not meant for direct use by human users. It is passed
93 by "client" programs when they invoke rvinterf behind the scenes with 98 by "client" programs when they invoke rvinterf behind the scenes with
94 an unnamed and unbound socket pair instead of conecting to an already- 99 an unnamed and unbound socket pair instead of connecting to an already-
95 running rvinterf instance. 100 running rvinterf instance.
96 101
97 -w number_in_seconds 102 -w number_in_seconds
98 103
99 Reliable UART communication with a Calypso GSM device that can 104 Reliable UART communication with a Calypso GSM device that can