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.SH NAME
pps\-tools \- LinuxPPS support tools and headers
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.B pps\-tools
package includes the necessary headers for using LinuxPPS PPSAPI
kernel interface in user\-space applications and several support tools.
.PP
.B ppstest: PPSAPI interface tester
.br
.B ppsldisc: setup correct RS232 line discipline
.br
.B ppswatch: continuously print PPS timestamps
.br
.B ppsctl: PPS device manager
.br
.B ppsfind: find pps device by name
.PP
Most tools display a short help message if you run them with \-\-help as option.
Unfortunately they do not come with any further documentation.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The Wiki on http://linuxpps.org provides some documentation of the LinuxPPS PPSAPI interface.
.SH AUTHORS
This manual page was written by Bernd Zeimetz <bzed@debian.org>,
for the Debian project (and may be used by others).