dcf77(1)
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dcf77 - http://osmocom-analog.eversberg.eu/docs/
bestie, this is the dcf77(1) page from the General Commands Manual, and it's literally all about that DCF77 time signal life. π°οΈβ¨
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
dcf77 [-a hw:0,0] [<options>]
okay so here's every single option, no skips, no cap. π«Ά
-h,--helpβ bestie, this is the help. It tells you what's good. slay, it explains itself.--config[~/]<path to config file>β okay so you can hand it a config file. If the path starts with'~/', it lives in your home dir. Each line in that config file is literally one option, and no cap: you must NOT put'-'or'--'in there! warning: do not include those dashes in the config, bestie.-v,--verbose<level> | <level>,<category>[,<category>[,...]] | listβ Type'list'to get all the levels and categories, slay. For verbose level: it's a digit for debug level (default ='3'). For verbose level+category: it's the level digit followed by one or more categories -> if you don't name a category, all categories get selected. iykyk.-v,--verbosedateβ Show the date alongside your debug output. extra date tea. π-a,--audio-devicehw:<card>,<device>β Pick your sound card and device number. Default is'', aka empty, bestie.-s,--samplerate<rate>β Sample rate for the sound device. Default is'192000'. highkey important audio tea.-b,--buffer<ms>β How many milliseconds get processed in advance. Default is'50'. Heads up: a buffer below 10 ms needs a low interval like 0.1 ms. timing tea, lowkey crucial.-T,--txβ Transmit the time signal. This is the default, main character energy. π default mode activated.-R,--rxβ Receive the time signal. the listener era. π§-F,--fakeβ Use a time stamp you give it:<year> <month> <day> <hour> <min> <sec>. Every value has to be numerical, no vibes. And the year must have 4 digits. no vibes, just numbers. π’--feierabendβ Fake time stamp set to 5 O'Clock PM. feierabend slay. π--end-of-working-dayβ Same fake time stamp as 5 O'Clock PM. end of working day, periodt. π--geburtstagβ Fake time stamp set to the author's birth. birthday vibes π--birthdayβ Same fake time stamp: the author's birth. π-W,--weather<weather> <extreme> <rain> <wind dir> <wind bft> <temperature>β Send these weather info for every region and every day. Peep-Lfor the value tea.weather=1..15for common day and night weather.weather=1..15,1..15for specific day and night weather.extreme=0..15for extreme weather conditions.rain=0..100for rain/show probability. (closest is used)wind dir=N|NE|E|SE|S|SW|W|NW|0for wind direction.wind bft=<bft>for wind speed in bft. (closest is used)temerature=<celsius>for common min and max temperature.temerature=<celsius>,<celsius>for specific min and max temperature.
--beach-partyβ Beach weather, literally equivalent to-W 1 0 0 0 2 35,20. ποΈ beach party weather, no cap.--santa-clausβ Deep snow, equivalent to-W 7 1 100 E 3 1,-1. βοΈ santa claus mode, deep snow.--muenster-2005β Deep snow, equivalent to-W 7 1 100 E 3 1,-1. βοΈ-A,--at-region<region> <advance minutes>β Alter time so the weather of the region you picked gets transmitted. To let the receiver sync, give time to advance in minutes. sync tea, bestie. π«Ά-L,--listβ List every region and weather value. the full menu. π-C,--city<name fragment>β Search for a city (case insensitive) and show its region code. π-D,--double-amplitudeβ Transmit with double amplitude using differential stereo output. loud and proud. π--test-toneβ Transmit a test tone (10% level, 1000 Hz) with the carrier. beep beep. π΅-r,--realtime<prio>β Set priority: 0 disables it, 99 is max (default = 0). choose your fighter. β‘--fast-mathβ Use fast math approximation for slow CPU / ARM based systems. for the ARM girlies and slow CPU besties. π
Keyboard tea: Press 'w' key to toggle display of RX wave form. Press 'm' key to toggle display of measurement values. iconic keyboard shortcuts, periodt. π
That's the whole dcf77(1) page, bestie. The footer just says dcf77(1) β no extra source/version/date tea, so that's the cute sign-off. πβ¨
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