railcontrol(1)

📦 version 24, in debian trixie, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 railcontrol(1) — the glow-up ✨

okay bestie, gather round, because we're about to talk about railcontrol, a User Commands situation, and honestly? it's giving model railway main character energy. 🚂👑

🎀 NAME 🎀

railcontrol — a software for model railway control

like. that's it. that's the whole vibe. your tiny trains, but make it digital. 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

railcontrol [--config=ConfigFile] [-d | --daemonize] [--logfile=LogFile]
[-h | --help] [-s | --silent]

so you just run it like that, no cap. 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so this manual page documents briefly the railcontrol command. briefly!! like we're keeping it cute and concise, we're not writing a novel here. 📖✨

and lowkey important context: this manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page. so like, someone had to step up and be the main character, and here we are. 🫶

now the actual tea: RailControl is a software for model railway control. The handling is done with a webbrowser on the device of your choice. your phone, your laptop, your tablet, whatever's closest to your hand when you're lying on the couch — go off. 🌈 the vibes are browser-based, and we love that for us.

💅 OPTIONS 💅

so here's the thing, the program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (-). yes bestie, TWO dashes, that's the whole point, that's the moment. A summary of options is included below. 🎀

  • --config=_ConfigFile_ — Read config file with file name ConfigFile (default ConfigFile: railcontrol.conf). it's giving "tell me how to behave" energy and honestly, same. 🍓
  • -d, --daemonize — Daemonize RailControl. Implies -s. not me disappearing into the background like that 😭 (and yeah, it drags -s along with it, that's just the rules)
  • --logfile=_LogFile_ — Write a logfile to file LogFile (default LogFile: railcontrol.log). receipts!! keeping receipts!! 📝✨
  • -h, --help — Show summary of options. the classic. the icon. the moment you need. 👑
  • -s, --silent — Omit writing to console. shhh. 🤫 no talking. quiet era.

🦋 FILES 🦋

  • railcontrol.conf — The configuration file to control the behaviour of railcontrol. A template is located at /usr/share/doc/railcontrol/railcontrol.conf.dist. Copy that file to the directory of your choice and edit it to your needs.
lowkey read this twice: you do NOT edit the template in place. you copy it somewhere of your choice and then edit that one. that's the assignment. 📋💖

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

For extensive documentation of RailControl go to https://www.railcontrol.org/index.php/en/documentation-en.

like, if this page was the appetizer, that link is the whole meal. iykyk. 🧚

Copyright © 2024 Bruno Kleinert <fuddl@debian.org>

This manual page was written for the Debian system (and may be used by others). sharing is caring, bestie. 💜

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or (at your option) any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.

fr fr, if you're gonna remix this doc, read the license first. it's literally right there. 📚✨

and that's the whole page, gorgeous. this one's from November 2024, and it's railcontrol(1) — go run your tiny trains, you absolute legend. 🚂💖🌈⭐

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