ncpd(8)

💖 ncpd(8) — System administration commands 💖

okay bestie, grab a boba, we're talking about ncpd from the plptools fam, and honestly? it's giving dedicated-serial-port realness 👑

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✨ NAME ✨

ncpd — the daemon that handles the serial link to a Psion 💫

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

ncpd [-V] [-h] [-v log-class] [-d] [-e] [-p [host:]port] [-s device] [-b
baud-rate] [long-options]

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so ncpd is THE daemon that babysits the serial link to your Psion 🫶 it listens at port 7501 for local connections and provides the basic PLP/NCP services that plpfuse, plpftp and other front-ends snack on 🍓

and the iconic part?? it auto-connects to the Psion — even after you unplug it or switch it off 😭 so like, it can literally just run all the time if you've got a serial device you're willing to dedicate to it. main character energy fr fr 👑

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✨ OPTIONS ✨

• -V, --version — shows the version and dips out, periodt 💅
• -h, --help — prints a short help text and then leaves 🌸
• -e, --autoexit — auto-exits if the device gets disconnected, no drama 🙈
• -v, --verbose=log-class — turns the logging level up 🔥 the possible values for log-class are:
  • nl — set NCP debug level to LOG
  • nd — set NCP debug level to DEBUG
  • ll — set Link debug level to LOG
  • ld — set Link debug level to DEBUG
  • pl — set Packet debug level to LOG
  • pd — set Packet debug level to DEBUG
  • ph — set Packet debug level to HANDSHAKE
  • m — set the overall debug level to verbose
  • all — turns on every single bit of the above logging 💀
• -d, --dontfork — do NOT background the daemon, keep it right there in your face 👀
• -p, --port=[host:]port — pick which port to listen on 💫 by default the host value is 127.0.0.1, and the port value gets looked up in /etc/services using the key psion/tcp. if it's not found in there, a default value of 7501 is used 🌈
• -s, --serial=device — tells it which serial device to use to connect to the Psion 💜 this defaults to /dev/ttyS0
• -b, --baudrate=baud-rate — sets the baud rate for the serial connection ⚡ if you pass the word auto, ncpd cycles through baud rates of 115200, 57600, 38400, 19200 and 9600 baud. default setting is auto ✨

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✨ SEE ALSO ✨

plpfuse(8), plpprintd(8), plpftp(1), sisinstall(1) — go read those too bestie, iykyk 🦋

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✨ AUTHOR ✨

• Fritz Elfert
• Heavily based on p3nfsd by Rudolf Koenig (rfkoenig@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de) and plp_1_7 by Philip Proudman (phil@proudman51.freeserve.co.uk)
• Patches from Matt Gumbley (matt@gumbley.demon.co.uk)
• Man page by John Lines (john+plpman@paladin.demon.co.uk)

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aaaaand that's the whole thing 🎀 this lil masterpiece comes to you from plptools 1.0.26 — no cap, she's iconic, she's serving, and she's gonna keep your Psion talking 💖 slay, have fun, and don't forget to unplug responsibly 😭👑