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<H1>IRSEND</H1>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
irsend - basic LIRC program to send infra-red commands
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
<B>irsend</B>
[<I>options</I>] <I>DIRECTIVE REMOTE CODE </I>[<I>CODE</I>...]
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
Asks the <B>lircd</B> daemon to send one or more CIR
(Consumer Infra-Red) commands. This is intended for remote control
of electronic devices such as TV boxes, HiFi sets, etc.
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<I>DIRECTIVE</I> can be:
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<DL COMPACT><DT><DD><B>SEND_ONCE</B> - send <I>CODE</I> [<I>CODE</I> ...] once
<B>SEND_START</B> - start repeating <I>CODE</I>
<B>SEND_STOP</B> - stop repeating <I>CODE</I>
<B>LIST</B> - list configured remote items
<B>SET_TRANSMITTERS</B> - set transmitters <I>NUM</I> [<I>NUM</I> ...]
<B>SIMULATE</B> - simulate IR event
</DL>
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<I>REMOTE</I> is the name of a remote, as described in the <B>lircd</B>
configuration file.
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<I>CODE</I> is the name of a remote control key of <I>REMOTE</I>, as it
appears in the <B>lircd</B> configuration file.
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<I>NUM</I> is the transmitter number of the hardware device.
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For the <B>LIST</B> <I>DIRECTIVE</I>, <I>REMOTE</I> and/or <I>CODE</I>
can be empty:
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<DL COMPACT><DT><DD><B>LIST</B> "" "" - list all configured remote names
<B>LIST</B> <I>REMOTE</I> "" - list all codes of <I>REMOTE</I>
<B>LIST</B> <I>REMOTE</I> <I>CODE</I> - list only <I>CODE</I> of <I>REMOTE</I>
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The <B>SIMULATE</B> command only works if it has been explicitly
enabled in lircd.
<DL COMPACT>
<DT><B>-h</B> <B>--help</B><DD>
display usage summary
<DT><B>-v</B> <B>--version</B><DD>
display version
<DT><B>-d</B> <B>--device</B><DD>
use given lircd socket [/dev/lircd]
<DT><B>-a</B> <B>--address</B>=<I>host[</I>:port]<DD>
connect to lircd at this address
<DT>-# <B>--count</B>=<I>n</I><DD>
send command n times
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<H2>EXAMPLES</H2>
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<DL COMPACT><DT><DD>irsend LIST DenonTuner ""
irsend SEND_ONCE DenonTuner PROG-SCAN
irsend SEND_ONCE OnkyoAmpli VOL-UP VOL-UP VOL-UP VOL-UP
irsend SEND_START OnkyoAmpli VOL-DOWN ; sleep 3
irsend SEND_STOP OnkyoAmpli VOL-DOWN
irsend SET_TRANSMITTERS 1
irsend SET_TRANSMITTERS 1 3 4
irsend SIMULATE "0000000000000476 00 OK TECHNISAT_ST3004S"
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<H2>FILES</H2>
<DL COMPACT>
<DT><I>/etc/lircd.conf</I>
<DD>
Default <B>lircd</B> configuration file. It should contain all the
remotes, their infra-red codes and the corresponding timing and
waveform details.
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<H2>DIAGNOSTICS</H2>
If <B>lircd</B> is not running (or /dev/lircd lacks write permissions)
<B>rc</B> aborts with the following diagnostics:
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"irsend: could not connect to socket"
"irsend: Connection refused" (or "Permission denied").
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