diff --git a/man/tio.1.in b/man/tio.1.in index 83cf6b1..36118e5 100644 --- a/man/tio.1.in +++ b/man/tio.1.in @@ -131,7 +131,10 @@ List available serial devices by ID. Enable log to file. -If no filename is provided the filename will be automatically generated. +The filename will be automatically generated using the following format +tio_DEVICE_YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.log. + +The filename can be manually set using the \-\-log-file option. .TP .BR " \-\-log-file \fI diff --git a/man/tio.1.txt b/man/tio.1.txt index 8f64e0a..2aa04e6 100644 --- a/man/tio.1.txt +++ b/man/tio.1.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -tio(1) User Commands tio(1) +tio(1) User Commands tio(1) NAME tio - a simple serial device I/O tool @@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ OPTIONS Disable automatic connect. - By default tio automatically connects to the provided device if present. If the device is not present, it will wait for it to appear and then connect. If the connection is lost (eg. device disconnects), it will wait for the device to - reappear and then reconnect. + By default tio automatically connects to the provided device if present. If the device is not present, it will wait for it to appear and then connect. If the connection is lost (eg. device disconnects), it will wait for the device to reappear and then reconnect. However, if the --no-autoconnect option is provided, tio will exit if the device is not present or an established connection is lost. @@ -101,7 +100,9 @@ OPTIONS Enable log to file. - If no filename is provided the filename will be automatically generated. + The filename will be automatically generated using the following format tio_DEVICE_YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.log. + + The filename can be manually set using the --log-file option. --log-file @@ -151,8 +152,7 @@ OPTIONS Redirect I/O to socket. - Any input from clients connected to the socket is sent on the serial port as if entered at the terminal where tio is running (except that ctrl-t sequences are not recognized), and any input from the serial port is multiplexed to the - terminal and all connected clients. + Any input from clients connected to the socket is sent on the serial port as if entered at the terminal where tio is running (except that ctrl-t sequences are not recognized), and any input from the serial port is multiplexed to the terminal and all connected clients. Sockets remain open while the serial port is disconnected, and writes will block. @@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ OPTIONS -r, --response-wait - Wait for line response then quit. A line is considered any string ending with either CR or NL character. If no line is received tio will quit after response timeout. + Wait for line response then quit. A line is considered any string terminated with a NL character. If no line is received tio will quit after response timeout. Any tio text is automatically muted when piping a string to tio while in response mode to make it easy to parse the response. @@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ OPTIONS Display help. KEYS - In session, the following key sequences, a prefix key (default: ctrl-t) followed by a command key, are intercepted as tio commands: + In session, all key strokes are forwarded to the serial device except the following key sequence: a prefix key (default: ctrl-t) followed by a command key. These sequences are intercepted as tio commands: ctrl-t ? List available key commands @@ -444,4 +444,4 @@ WEBSITE AUTHOR Created by Martin Lund . -tio 2.6 2022-12-17 tio(1) +tio 2.6 2022-12-17 tio(1)