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/usr/bin/gpsdecode

gpsd clients

From gpsd-clients 3.27.5-r5 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running gpsdecode --help (exit 1). permalink

Usage: gpsdecode [OPTIONS]

  --ais              AIS dump format with an ASCII pipe separator.
  --debug DEBUG      Set debug level.
  --decode           Decode [default]
  --encode           Encode.  JSON decode/encode
  --help             Show this help, then exit
  --json             JSON.
  --minlength        Minimum length, no JSON.
  --nmea             pseudo NMEA
  --spartn           SPARTN enable.
  --split24          split24
  --types TYPES      Types
  --unscaled         Unscaled
  --verbose          Verbose.
  --version          Print version, then exit
  -?                 Show this help, then exit
  -c                 AIS dump format with an ASCII pipe separator.
  -D DEBUG           Set debug level.
  -d                 Decode [default]
  -e                 Encode.  JSON decode/encode
  -h                 Show this help, then exit
  -j                 JSON.
  -m                 Minimum length, no JSON
  -n                 pseudo NMEA
  -s                 split24
  -t TYPES           Types, comma separated.
  -u                 Unscaled
  -V                 Print version and exit.
  -v                 Verbose.
  -z                 SPARTN enable.
Options (29)
OptionDescriptionSource
--aisAIS dump format with an ASCII pipe separator.help
--debug DEBUGSet debug level.help
--decodeDecode [default]help
--encodeEncode.help
--helpShow this help, then exithelp
--jsonJSON.help
--minlengthMinimum length, no JSON.help
--nmeapseudo NMEAhelp
--spartnSPARTN enable.help
--split24split24help
--types TYPESTypeshelp
--unscaledUnscaledhelp
--verboseVerbose.help
--versionPrint version, then exithelp
-?Output a usage mssage, then exit.help + man
-cSets the AIS dump format to separate fields with an ASCII pipe symbol.help + man
-D DEBUGSet the debug verbosity level to LVL.help + man
-dDecode packets presented on standard input to standard output.help + man
-eEncode JSON on standard input to JSON on standard output.help + man
-hShow this help, then exithelp
-jJSON.help
-mDump minimum lengths for each packet type in the input (ignoring comment packets).help + man
-nDump the generated pseudo-NME0183.help + man
-sReport AIS Type 24 sentence halves separately rather than attempting to aggregate them.help + man
-t TYPESA comma-separated list of numeric types.help + man
-u, --unsscaledSuppress scaling of AIS data to float quantities and text expansion of numeric codes.help + man
-VPrint version number, then exit.help + man
-vDump textual packets to output as they are received on input, immediately preceding corresponding output.help + man
-zSPARTN enable.help
Exit status (2) from the manual page
0on success.
1if the action was unknown or the write to the control socket failed,

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