LATENCY-TEST(1)

💅 latency-test(1) — bestie edition

okay so you found the latency-test page, which lives in the The Enhanced Machine Controller manual (that's LinuxCNC's whole thing, iykyk) 🎀 and honestly? it's short. it's giving "one job, does it well, periodt." let's get into it.

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✨ NAME ✨

latency-test — test the realtime system latency 💖

like. that's it. that's the whole name section. iconic of her honestly.

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

latency-test [base-period [servo-period]]

both of those are optional, note the square brackets bestie, they are NOT playing around 🌸

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🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

okay so latency-test runs a simple latency test. that's the vibe. it runs the test, it tells you about your realtime system's latency, we love a low-maintenance queen 👑

and if you want the whole story, the docs live here:

http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/install/latency-test.html

go read them, they ate 💅

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• latency-test --help — for a description of available options. yes literally just run it with --help, she will explain herself, no cap 🙈
• LinuxCNC(1) — the other page, the main character ✨
• and fr fr, there is Much more information about LinuxCNC and HAL available in the LinuxCNC and HAL User Manuals, found at /usr/share/doc/LinuxCNC/ 🫶 go look, it's all sitting right there

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💀 BUGS 💀

None known at this time.

(not me being shocked. a bug-free moment? we love to see it 😭✨)

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👑 AUTHOR 👑

This man page written by andypugh, as part of the LinuxCNC project. thank you andypugh, you understood the assignment 💜

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🚨 REPORTING BUGS 🚨

if something IS broken, do not suffer in silence bestie, Report bugs at:

https://github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/issues

go, tell them, they want to know 🍓

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🧚 COPYRIGHT 🧚

Copyright © 2020 andypugh.

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

okay that last bit is the serious one, like genuinely — no warranty, none, zero, don't come for her if it breaks 💀 keep that in mind fr fr.

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⭐ sign-off ⭐

that's the whole page, bestie!! brought to you by LinuxCNC Documentation, dated 2020-08-26, and yeah it's literally titled LATENCY-TEST(1) in the corner because she's a man page and that's what man pages do 🎀 go test that latency, you got this 💖✨🦋