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.TH lg_tool 1 "November 2016" "lg_tool(1)" "lg_tool manual page"
.SH NAME
lg_tool - command tool to send commands to lin_guider.
.SH SYNOPSIS
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lg_tool get_ver [-v]
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lg_tool guider [-v] start|stop
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lg_tool status [-v]
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lg_tool dither [-v]
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lg_tool dither_no_wait [-v] rX rY
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lg_tool get_distance [-v]
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lg_tool get_ra_dec_drift [-v]
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lg_tool set_dithering_range [-v] rage
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lg_tool set_square_pos [-v] X Y
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lg_tool set_ovls_pos [-v] X Y
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lg_tool set_reticle_pos [-v] X Y
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lg_tool find_star [-v]
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lg_tool save_frame [-v] filename
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lg_tool save_frame_decorated [-v] filename

.SH DESCRIPTION
lg_tool is used to control lin_guider. It is particularly useful as dithering agent executed between exposures by the imaging software to perform dithering.

.SH OPTIONS
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.B -v
verbose output
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.B -h
print this help

.SH VARIABLES
.B LG_SOCKET
environment variable can be set to change the default.
The default is '/tmp/lg_ss'. To use TCP connection use
format 'tcp://hostname:port'.

.SH SEE ALSO
.B lin_guider(1)

.SH COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2008-2016 Rumen G.Bogdanovski

This is a free software, you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of GPL3

The authors assume no liability or responsibility for damage or injury
to persons or property arising from any use of this product. Use it at
your own risk.

.SH BUGS
If you find any, please send bug reports to rumen@skyarchive.org