zmc(8)

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💅 zmc(8) — the ZoneMinder Capture daemon, bestie

ok so this page is zmc(8) from the zoneminder manual, and honestly? it's a whole vibe. let's get into it ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

zmc — The ZoneMinder Capture daemon. yup. that's the one. main character energy fr 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

okay so here's how you actually call her:

zmc -d <device_path>
zmc --device <device_path>
zmc -f <file_path>
zmc --file <file_path>
zmc -m <monitor_id>
zmc --monitor <monitor_id>
zmc -h
zmc --help
zmc -v
zmc --version

like, pick a lane, any lane 🎀 short flag or long flag, she speaks both.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so like... this binary's whole job? it sits on a video device and sucks frames off it as fast as possible. that's it. that's the job. no cap 😭

and the way it should run? at more or less constant speed. she's not sprinting, she's not napping — she's steady. consistent. iconic. periodt 💖

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

okay bestie here's the full lineup, no skips, no cuts:

  • -d, --device <device_path> — for local cameras, this is the device to access. e.g /dev/video0 etc. camera girlies rise 🫶
  • -f, --file <file_path> — for local images, this is the jpg file to access. yes, a jpg. she'll take it 🍓
  • -m, --monitor_id — the ID of the monitor to analyse. gotta know which monitor, iykyk 👑
  • -h, --help — displays usage information. the classic "wait how do I use this" button 🙈
  • -v, --version — prints the installed version of ZoneMinder. version check slay 🌈
ok tiny note: the synopsis writes it as --monitor <monitor_id> but the option list labels it --monitor_id — that's how the page has it, so I'm keeping it exactly as-is 💀 don't come for me

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and that's the whole page! footer says --stderr, dated 2026-03-04, manual section zmc(8). ate and left no crumbs 💜⭐

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