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/usr/bin/gpxlogger

gpsd clients

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

/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)
OptionDescriptionSource
-?Print a summary of options and then exit.help + man
--daemonizeDaemonizehelp
--debug LVLSet debug level.help
--export EXPORTMETHODDefault filehelp
--exportsList available exports, then exithelp
--filein INFILERead from INFILE, not gpsdhelp
--garminEnable Garmin depth outputhelp
--helpShow this help, then exithelp
--interval TIMEOUTCreate new track after TIMEOUT seconds.help
--minmove MINMOVEMinimum move in meters to loghelp
--output OUTFILESend gpx output to file OUTFILEhelp
--reconnectRetry when gpsd loses the fix.help
--versionShow version, then exithelp
-D LVLSets the debug level, it is primarily for troubleshooting.help + man
-dRun as a daemon in background.help + man
-e EXPORTMETHODIf 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 OUTFILEOutput the GPX logg to file file OUTFILE, instead of to stdout..help + man
-F INFILERead gpsd JSON from file INFILE, instead of from a gpsd daemon.help + man
-gEnable Garmin extensions to GPX format.help + man
-hShow this help, then exithelp
-i TIMEOUTA new track is created if there’s no fix written for an interval of SECONDS.help + man
-lList all possible options for -e, --export.help + man
-m MINMOVESets a minimum move distance in meters (it may include a fractional decimal part).help + man
-rRetry when gpsd loses the fix.help + man
-VDump the package version and exit.help + man
Exit status (2) from the manual page
0on success.
1on failure
Examples (1) from the manual page, untested

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