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NAME

lg_tool - command tool to send commands to lin_guider.

SYNOPSIS

lg_tool get_ver [-v]
lg_tool guider [-v] start|stop
lg_tool status [-v]
lg_tool dither [-v]
lg_tool dither_no_wait [-v] rX rY
lg_tool get_distance [-v]
lg_tool get_ra_dec_drift [-v]
lg_tool set_dithering_range [-v] rage
lg_tool set_square_pos [-v] X Y
lg_tool set_ovls_pos [-v] X Y
lg_tool set_reticle_pos [-v] X Y
lg_tool find_star [-v]
lg_tool save_frame [-v] filename
lg_tool save_frame_decorated [-v] filename

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.

OPTIONS

-v verbose output
-h print this help

VARIABLES

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'.

SEE ALSO

lin_guider(1)

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.

BUGS

If you find any, please send bug reports to rumen@skyarchive.org
November 2016 lg_tool(1)