vpcd(8)

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version 2.3.27 · 2 versions
, in debian bookworm, ubuntu noble

🌸 vpcd — the virtual power control daemon 💅

okay bestie, welcome to vpcd, section 8 of your System Manager's Manual. yes, it's a real one, from the powerman fam, and it's honestly giving "test program that ate and left no crumbs." let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

vpcd — virtual power control daemon. that's it, that's the name, no notes 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

vpcd [--port PORT]

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so vpcd is a test program for PowerMan — its whole job is to emulate a remote power control device. basically it cosplays as the hardware so you don't have to touch real hardware. icon behaviour, fr fr 🔥

it can be run interactively by the powerman daemon, or it can listen on a port of your choosing. two paths, one slay ✨

✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • -p, --port PORT — tells vpcd to listen for connections on the port you picked instead of using stdin/stdout. heads up tho: only one connection will be accepted. one (1) bestie at a time, no cap 🙈

✨ INTERACTIVE COMMANDS ✨

these are the commands you get at the vpcd> prompt. the vibes are immaculate, the syntax is simple 💅

  • login — you literally have to run this first or none of the other commands will work. it's the vibe check before the party. no username, no password, nothing required — it's giving trust falls 🎀
  • logoff — sends vpcd back to its initial state. reset era, we love a clean slate 🦋
  • stat PLUG|* — shows the power status of PLUG. if PLUG is `*`, it does this action on all the plugs. all of them. the whole roster 👑
  • beacon PLUG|* — shows the beacon status of PLUG. if PLUG is `*`, it does this action on all plugs ✨
  • temp PLUG|* — shows the temperature of the node attached to PLUG. if PLUG is `*`, it does this action on all plugs 🌡️
  • spew COUNT — prints COUNT 80-char lines. this is the basis of a buffer handling test. it's giving spam folder energy and honestly? that's the point 💀
  • on PLUG|* — turns PLUG on. if PLUG is `*`, it does this action on all plugs 🔥
  • off PLUG|* — turns PLUG off. if PLUG is `*`, it does this action on all plugs 🌙
  • flash PLUG|* — lights the beacon on PLUG. if PLUG is `*`, it does this action on all plugs ✨
  • unflash PLUG|* — unlights the beacon on PLUG. if PLUG is `*`, it does this action on all plugs 🚫
  • reset PLUG|* — resets the node attached to PLUG. if PLUG is `*`, it does this action on all plugs 🔄
ngl the `*` wildcard is the main character here. type it and suddenly every plug is getting the same treatment. very "we're all in this together" of it 🫶

✨ FILES ✨

  • /usr/sbin/vpcd — that's where it lives. that's the address. don't lose it 📍

✨ ORIGIN ✨

PowerMan was originally developed by Andrew Uselton on LLNL's Linux clusters. this software is open source and distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL. we love a legend with receipts 👑💖

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

and if you wanna go touch grass on the internet: http://github.com/chaos/powerman 🌈

okay so this page is from powerman-2.3.27, dated 13 January 2012 — yes bestie, a vintage. stay slay, stay powered, and remember: login first or nothing works 💅✨

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