NAME
ledcontrol - set LED states
SYNOPSIS
ledcontrol [OPTIONS] COMMAND...
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION
Ledcontrol is both the name of the ledcontrol package and a script in
it. This section deals with the ledcontrol package in general; the rest
of the man page with the script.
Ledcontrol is a package which allows you to show arbitrary information
on the normally-unused keyboard LEDs. It is fully scriptable, so you
can show any TRUE/FALSE condition accessible or indicate an arbitrary
value. It supports blinking LEDs with priority levels and animations.
The LEDs not used function as normal.
Ledcontrol works both in X and on a text console.
Ledcontrol consists of the following pieces:
ledd The LED daemon. ledd must be running when the other programs
are used. On startup, it executes programs and/or scripts to
tell it how to set the LEDs. It is configured in ledd.conf (see
ledd(8) and ledd.conf(5)).
startup.sh
The default script to start on startup. It should not be
executed by the user. It is configured in ledcontrol.conf (see
startup.sh(8) and ledcontrol.conf(5)).
ledcontrol
A script that gives commands directly to ledd. Can be used from
the command line to set the LED states (documented in this
file).
gled A graphical front-end for ledcontrol made using GTK+. Useful for
testing commands and experimenting (see gled(1)).
DESCRIPTION
ledcontrol can be used to set the LED states of ledd(8) from the
command line or scripts. It searches the default (or given)
configuration file for pipefile parameters and chooses a suitable pipe
through which to give ledd the command. The following options are
accepted:
-h, --help
Show short help message.
-v, -V, --version
Show version information.
-c FILE, --config FILE
Read configuration file FILE for pipefile commands. Several
files may be given by repeating the option. Disables reading of
default configuration file.
-p FILE, --pipe FILE
Add FILE to the list of pipes to choose from. Several pipes may
be given by repeating the option. Disables reading of default
configuration file.
For a description of COMMAND, consult ledd(8) section COMMANDS.
LICENSE
Ledcontrol and all its pieces (including the script ledcontrol) are
distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL).
FILES
/etc/ledd.conf
default configuration file for ledd
SEE ALSO
ledd(8), ledd.conf(5), gled(1), startup.sh(8), ledcontrol.conf(5)
AUTHOR
Ledcontrol was written by Sampo Niskanen <sampo.niskanen@iki.fi>. You
can get the latest version of ledcontrol from
http://www.iki.fi/sampo.niskanen/ledcontrol/