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/usr/bin/gpsmon

gpsd clients

From gpsd-clients 3.27.5-r5 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running gpsmon --help (exit 0). permalink

usage: gpsmon [OPTIONS] [server[:port:[device]]]

  --debug DEBUGLEVEL  Set DEBUGLEVEL
  --help              Show this help, then exit
  --list              List known device types, then exit.
  --logfile FILE      Log to LOGFILE
  --nocurses          No curses. Data only.
  --nmea              Force NMEA mode.
  --type TYPE         Set receiver TYPE
  --version           Show version, then exit
  -a                  No curses. Data only.
  -?                  Show this help, then exit
  -D DEBUGLEVEL       Set DEBUGLEVEL
  -h                  Show this help, then exit
  -L                  List known device types, then exit.
  -l FILE             Log to LOGFILE
  -n                  Force NMEA mode.
  -t TYPE             Set receiver TYPE
  -V                  Show version, then exit
Options (17)
OptionDescriptionSource
--debug, -d DEBUGLEVELEnable packet-getter debugging output and is probably only useful to developers of the GPSD code.help + man
--helpShow this help, then exithelp
--listList known device types, then exit.help
--logfile FILELog to LOGFILEhelp
--nocursesNo curses.help
--nmeaForce NMEA mode.help
--type TYPESet receiver TYPEhelp
--versionShow version, then exithelp
-aEnables a special debugging mode that does not use screen painting.help + man
-?Print a usage message and exit.help + man
-D DEBUGLEVELSet DEBUGLEVELhelp
-hShow this help, then exithelp
-LLists a table showing which GPS device types this gpsmon has built-in support for, and which generic commands can be applied to which GPS types, and then exits.help + man
-l FILESet up logging to a specified file (FILE) to start immediately on device open.help + man
-nForce gpsmon to request NMEA0183 packets instead of the raw data stream from gpsd.help + man
-t TYPESet a fallback type (TYPE).help + man
-VShow version, then exithelp
Exit status (2) from the manual page
0on success.
1on failure

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.