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 IRSEND
 NAMEirsend - basic LIRC program to send infra-red commandsSYNOPSISirsend
[options] DIRECTIVE REMOTE CODE [CODE...]DESCRIPTIONAsks the lircd 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.
DIRECTIVE can be:
 
 SEND_ONCE    - send CODE [CODE ...] once
SEND_START   - start repeating CODE
SEND_STOP    - stop repeating CODE
LIST         - list configured remote items
 
 
REMOTE is the name of a remote, as described in the lircd
configuration file.
CODE is the name of a remote control key of REMOTE, as it
appears in the lircd configuration file.
 
For the LIST DIRECTIVE, REMOTE and/or CODE
can be empty:
 
 
 LIST   ""    ""   - list all configured remote names
LIST REMOTE  ""   - list all codes of REMOTE
LIST REMOTE CODE  - list only CODE of REMOTE
 
-h --help
display usage summary
-v --version
display version
-d --device
use given lircd socket [/dev/lircd]
 EXAMPLES
 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
 FILES
/etc/lircd.conf
Default lircd configuration file.  It should contain all the
remotes, their infra-red codes and the corresponding timing and 
waveform details.
 DIAGNOSTICSIf lircd is not running (or /dev/lircd lacks write permissions)
rc aborts with the following diagnostics:
"irsend: could not connect to socket"
"irsend: Connection refused" (or "Permission denied").
 
 [LIRC homepage]
 The LIRC Manual, last update: 12-Sep-2002
 
 
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