IRSEND
NAME
irsend - basic LIRC program to send infra-red commands
SYNOPSIS
irsend
[
options
]
DIRECTIVE REMOTE CODE
[
CODE
...]
DESCRIPTION
Asks the
lircd
daemon to send one or more CIR
(Consumer Infra-Red) commands. This is intended for remote control
of electronic devices such as TV boxes, HiFi sets, etc.
DIRECTIVE
can be:
SEND_ONCE
- send
CODE
[
CODE
...] once
SEND_START
- start repeating
CODE
SEND_STOP
- stop repeating
CODE
LIST
- list configured remote items
REMOTE
is the name of a remote, as described in the
lircd
configuration file.
CODE
is the name of a remote control key of
REMOTE
, as it
appears in the
lircd
configuration file.
For the
LIST
DIRECTIVE
,
REMOTE
and/or
CODE
can be empty:
LIST
""    ""   - list all configured remote names
LIST
REMOTE
""   - list all codes of
REMOTE
LIST
REMOTE
CODE
- list only
CODE
of
REMOTE
-h
--help
display usage summary
-v
--version
display version
-d
--device
use given lircd socket [/dev/lircd]
EXAMPLES
irsend LIST DenonTuner ""
irsend SEND_ONCE  DenonTuner PROG-SCAN
irsend SEND_ONCE  OnkyoAmpli VOL-UP VOL-UP VOL-UP VOL-UP
irsend SEND_START OnkyoAmpli VOL-DOWN ; sleep 3
irsend SEND_STOP  OnkyoAmpli VOL-DOWN
FILES
/etc/lircd.conf
Default
lircd
configuration file.  It should contain all the
remotes, their infra-red codes and the corresponding timing and
waveform details.
DIAGNOSTICS
If
lircd
is not running (or /dev/lircd lacks write permissions)
rc
aborts with the following diagnostics:
"irsend: could not connect to socket"
"irsend: Connection refused" (or "Permission denied").
[
http://www.lirc.org/
LIRC homepage
]
The LIRC Manual, last update: 17-Apr-2005
