CIDEASY2NCID(1)

📦 version 1.18, in fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 CIDEASY2NCID(1) — the NCID page for cideasy2ncid 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the NCID manual, section 1, and today's main character is cideasy2ncid. grab a strawberry 🍓 and let's get into it.

🌸 NAME 🌸

cideasy2ncid — CIDEasy Caller ID device to NCID server gateway

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

cideasy2ncid [options]

Options:

[--configfile <filename>    | -C <filename>]
[--debug                    | -D]
[--delay <seconds>          | -d <seconds>]
[--help                     | -h]
[--hostname-flag <0|1>      | -H <0|1>]
[--logfile <filename>       | -L <filename>]
[--ncidhost <[host][:port]> | -n [host][:port]>]
[--pidfile <filename>       | -p <filename>]
[--test                     | -t]
[--test-file                | -T <testfile>]
[-v <1-9>                   | --verbose <1-9>]
[-V                         | --version]
[--osx-launchd]

like, that's the whole vibe sheet right there 🫶

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

The cideasy2ncid gateway sends Caller ID messages in a modified MDMF format. Model-E and Model-F are supported. Model-E has two telephone line inputs labeled A and B. Model-F has four telephone line inputs labeled A, B, C and D.

The line identifier is set to CIDEASY-<port> (CIDEASY-A, CIDEASY-B, etc). It can be aliased by the NCID server so you can give each phone line a meaningful identification such as the last 4 digits of the phone number. For example: 1234. You can even use the complete phone number if you desire. no gatekeeping, do what you want 💅

The configuration file for cideasy2ncid is prefix3=/etc/ncid/cideasy2ncid.conf. It may be located in same directory as the script, or in the etc directory, or in NCID default configuration directory. Read the comments in the config file for more details — yes bestie, actually read them, they're giving helpful ✨

The -fIcideasy2ncid=fR device can run on any system, but normally it is run on same box as the NCID server. If it is not run on the same box as the NCID server, you must configure the server IP address in the configuration file.

👑 OPTIONS 👑

  • -C <filename> | --config <filename> — the configuration file.

Default: prefix3=/etc/ncid/cideasy2ncid.conf

  • -D | --debug — debug mode. cideasy2ncid stays attached to the terminal and displays all messages that go into the log file. it's giving "never leaves the group chat" energy 😭
  • -h | --help — Displays the help message and exits. short and sweet, we love a queen who knows when to leave 👑
  • -H <0|1> | --hostname-flag <0|1> — When the hosthame flag is set to 1, the IDENT string sent to a server will include the hostname with the program name. (yes the page says hosthame, we are simply reporting the lore, no notes 💀)

Default: 1

  • -L <filename> | --logfile <filename> — Specifies the logfile name to use.

Default: /var/log/cideasy2ncid.log

  • -P <filename> | --pidfile <filename> — Specifies the pidfile name to write. Set to /var/run/cideasy2ncid.pid in an rc or init script when used as a service. The program will still run if it does not have permission to write a pidfile. There is no default. If pidfile is not set, no pid file will be used. lowkey forgiving of it 🫶
  • --test | -t — Test mode, cideasy2ncid stays attached to the terminal and no connection is made to the server. Displays all messages that go into the log file.

Test mode sets debug mode and verbose = 4. The verbose level can be changed on the command line.

  • --test-file | -T — Test file mode, no connection is made to the cideasy2ncid device. The test-file mode uses a test file as input instead of a cideasy2ncid device. If test mode is also set, there is no connection to the NCID server. It sets debug mode and verbose = 4. The verbose level can be changed on the command line.
  • -v <1-9> | --verbose <1-9> — Verbose mode. Send information into the logfile and display information for the -D option. Set a higher number for more information. To debug, try: verbose = 4 or 5.

Default: 1

  • -V | --version — Displays the version then exits.
  • --osx-launchd — This option is only for OSX when using launchd to control ncidd. It prevents ncidd from entering daemon mode. It is like debug mode, but nothing is printed to the screen. stealth mode fr fr 🙈

🧚 REQUIREMENTS 🧚

CIDEasy device

🎀 FILES 🎀

prefix3=/etc/ncid/cideasy2ncid.conf

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

cideasy2ncid.conf.5, ncidd.8, ncidd.conf.5, ncid_gateways.7

and that's the whole page, bestie 💜 this one came from NCID, dated 2023-01-01 — take that date, put it in your notes, and go slay some caller ID. periodt. 💅✨

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