/usr/bin/gpxlogger: version 3.27.5 (revision 3.27.5)
Usage: /usr/bin/gpxlogger [OPTIONS] [server[:port:[device]]]
-? Show this help, then exit
--daemonize Daemonize
--debug LVL Set debug level.
--export EXPORTMETHOD Default file
--exports List available exports, then exit
--filein INFILE Read from INFILE, not gpsd
--garmin Enable Garmin depth output
--help Show this help, then exit
--interval TIMEOUT Create new track after TIMEOUT seconds. Default 5
--minmove MINMOVE Minimum move in meters to log
--output OUTFILE Send gpx output to file OUTFILE
--reconnect Retry when gpsd loses the fix.
--version Show version, then exit
-D LVL Set debug level.
-d Daemonize
-e EXPORTMETHOD Default file
-f OUTFILE Send gpx output to file OUTFILE
-F INFILE Read *gpsd* JSON from INFILE, not gpsd
-g Enable Garmin depth output
-h Show this help, then exit
-i TIMEOUT Create new track after TIMEOUT seconds. Default 5
-l List available exports, then exit
-m MINMOVE Minimum move in meters to log
-r Retry when gpsd loses the fix.
-V Show version and exit
Note: gpxlogger sends error messages to the system log, not stderr.
Options (25)
| Option | Description | Source |
|---|
-? | Print a summary of options and then exit. | help + man |
--daemonize | Daemonize | help |
--debug LVL | Set debug level. | help |
--export EXPORTMETHOD | Default file | help |
--exports | List available exports, then exit | help |
--filein INFILE | Read from INFILE, not gpsd | help |
--garmin | Enable Garmin depth output | help |
--help | Show this help, then exit | help |
--interval TIMEOUT | Create new track after TIMEOUT seconds. | help |
--minmove MINMOVE | Minimum move in meters to log | help |
--output OUTFILE | Send gpx output to file OUTFILE | help |
--reconnect | Retry when gpsd loses the fix. | help |
--version | Show version, then exit | help |
-D LVL | Sets the debug level, it is primarily for troubleshooting. | help + man |
-d | Run as a daemon in background. | help + man |
-e EXPORTMETHOD | If D-Bus support is available on the host, GPSD is configured to use it, and -e dbus, or --export dbus is specified, this program listens to DBUS broadcasts from gpsd via org.gpsd.fix. | help + man |
-f OUTFILE | Output the GPX logg to file file OUTFILE, instead of to stdout.. | help + man |
-F INFILE | Read gpsd JSON from file INFILE, instead of from a gpsd daemon. | help + man |
-g | Enable Garmin extensions to GPX format. | help + man |
-h | Show this help, then exit | help |
-i TIMEOUT | A new track is created if there’s no fix written for an interval of SECONDS. | help + man |
-l | List all possible options for -e, --export. | help + man |
-m MINMOVE | Sets a minimum move distance in meters (it may include a fractional decimal part). | help + man |
-r | Retry when gpsd loses the fix. | help + man |
-V | Dump the package version and exit. | help + man |
Exit status (2) from the manual page
Examples (1) from the manual page, untested
gpxlogger -d -f "out-%c.gpx"
To daemonize, and output the gpx log to a date stamped filename:
Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.