XTALK_SEND(8)

📦 version 2.11.1, in epel 9, fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 XTALK_SEND 💖

okay bestie, gather round, because we're talking about xtalk_send — a little program from the System Manager's Manual (section 8, so you know it's admin-coded 👑). It sends arbitrary packets to XTALK devices, and honestly? iconic behavior.

✨ NAME ✨

xtalk_send — send arbitrary packets to XTALK devices

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

xtalk_send [options] hexnum...

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So like, this manual page is just a lil quick rundown of the xtalk_send command. No biggie, but also very much a biggie.

xtalk_send is a program that sends arbitrary packets to Xorcom devices that use the XTALK protocol. that's it, that's the whole vibe. it's giving "I have a hex number and I am not afraid to use it" 💅

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

A summary of options is included below (and yes, we're doing all of them, no skipping, we don't do that here):

  • -I <iface_num> — Specify the USB interface number. default is 1, so if you don't say anything she just assumes interface one, queen of assumptions 🫶
  • -t <timeout> — Timeout from send until an answer is received. default is 500. so like, she waits, but only for so long. she has boundaries. 💅
  • -Q — Query protocol version. ⚠️ heads up bestie, this is only valid for synchronous XTALK protocols. Usually, these protocols are bound to USB interface 1. so like, don't be weird with it.
  • -h — Show summary of options. the classic "help me help you" moment ✨
  • -v — Increase output verbosity. stack it, pile it on, let her yap 🔥
  • -d <mask> — Debug mask. Use 0xFF for everything. literally everything. all of it. the whole buffet 🍓

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Oron Peled <oron@actcom.co.il>

that's the whole page bestie, no cap. ngl it's short but it ate. 💖

and fr fr, credit where credit's due: this page comes from the System Manager's Manual, dated March 14, 2013 — so yeah she's an elder but she still slays ✨🦋

📦 where this page comes from