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 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 CODESEND_STOP         - stop repeating CODELIST              - list configured remote items
SET_TRANSMITTERS  - set transmitters NUM [NUM ...]
REMOTE is the name of a remote, as described in the lircdconfiguration file.
CODE is the name of a remote control key of REMOTE, as itappears in the 
lircd configuration file.
NUM is the transmitter number of the hardware device. For the 
LIST DIRECTIVE, REMOTE and/or CODEcan be empty:
LIST   ""    ""   - list all configured remote names
LIST REMOTE  ""   - list all codes of REMOTELIST REMOTE CODE  - list only CODE of REMOTE-h --helpdisplay usage summary
-v --versiondisplay version
-d --deviceuse 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
irsend SET_TRANSMITTERS 1
irsend SET_TRANSMITTERS 1 3 4
 FILES
/etc/lircd.confDefault 
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").
 		
		
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The LIRC Manual, last update: 17-Apr-2005		
	      
	      
 	    
	  
	
      
      
	
 	
      
    
  
