FEEDCOMP(9)

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version 2.9.4 Β· 4 versions
, in ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

πŸ’– FEEDCOMP πŸ’–

ok so bestie, welcome to feedcomp β€” HAL's lil glow-up machine ✨ it does exactly one iconic thing and it does it flawlessly: it multiplies the input by the ratio of current velocity to the feed rate. that's it. that's the whole personality. and honestly? main character energy. πŸ‘‘


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

loadrt feedcomp [count=N|names=name1[,name2...]]

load it up, pick how many copies you want with count=N, or name your babies yourself with names=name1[,name2...]. your call, bestie πŸ’…


πŸŽ€ FUNCTIONS πŸŽ€

  • feedcomp.N β€” this one's needy, no cap: it requires a floating-point thread πŸ’€ don't try to run it anywhere else, it will simply not vibe.

πŸ¦‹ PINS πŸ¦‹

  • feedcomp.N.out float out β€” the proportionate output value. this is the whole point of the function, the moment, the slay 🫢
  • feedcomp.N.in float in β€” the reference value, aka your starting point, your source material, your muse 🌸
  • feedcomp.N.enable bit in β€” turns compensation on or off. the on/off girlie. the switch. πŸ”₯
  • feedcomp.N.vel float in β€” the current velocity. how fast we're going rn, in real time, living in the moment πŸƒβ™€οΈπŸ’¨

🌈 PARAMETERS 🌈

  • feedcomp.N.feed float rw β€” the feed rate reference value. read/write, so you can absolutely change it up mid-run, no judgement πŸ’œ

πŸ’… NOTES πŸ’…

okay this part matters so listen up: if enable is false, then out = in. literally. that's it. no complicated math, no moment, it just passes it straight through. periodt.

πŸ‘‘ AUTHOR πŸ‘‘

Eric H. Johnson β€” the icon, the legend, the one who wrote this πŸŽ€


πŸ“œ LICENSE πŸ“œ

GPL β€” free as in freedom, bestie, go wild πŸ’–


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