GPSSMOOTH(1)

✨ GPSSMOOTH(1) — NAME ✨

Okay so, the manual name is GPSsmooth 🦋 and it's basically the tool that sends NMEA-formatted GPS data to a FlightGear instance 🛩️ — bestie, it's giving replay energy 💖

💅 SYNOPSIS 💅

GPSsmooth --help | --file file_name [--hertz hertz] [--host hostname]
[--broadcast] [--fdm-port port] [--ctrls-port port]

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Okay bestie, so GPSsmooth is a utility that reads a text file full of GPS data in NMEA format 📄, parses it, and then sends it off to a FlightGear instance so it can be replayed 🔁. Literally iconic. 😭

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

• --help — Shows you the usage info and then exits. Pop in here whenever you're lost 🙈
• --file file_name — Tells GPSsmooth to read GPS data from file_name. This one is mandatory unless you're using --help 🫶
• --hertz hertz — Sets how often the data gets sent to FlightGear. Default is 60 Hz ⏱️ (so, lowkey fast 🔥)
• --host hostname — Sends the data to the FlightGear instance running on hostname.
  • If you don't specify --host, it just defaults to localhost 🏠 (no drama, no cap)
• --broadcast — Sends the flight data model and control data as broadcast packets 📡
• --fdm-port port — Picks the port the flight data model data gets sent to. By default it's port 5505 🦋
• --ctrls-port port — Picks the port the control data gets sent to. By default it's port 5506 💜

🚦 EXIT STATUS 🚦

Okay so GPSsmooth exits with 0 when everything goes well ✨. If the syntax of your command-line arguments is wrong, or some other error pops up, it exits with -1 💀. Not me getting a -1 😭.

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

fgfs(1), MIDGsmooth(1), UGsmooth(1) 🧚

Written with love by the FlightGear man pages crew, last updated 2017-06-04 🌈 Stay hydrated and keep those GPS vibes smooth, bestie 💅🫶