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diff --git a/doc/ncpd.man.in b/doc/ncpd.man.in index e5c09d2..d2ba675 100644 --- a/doc/ncpd.man.in +++ b/doc/ncpd.man.in @@ -4,29 +4,30 @@ .\" .\" Process this file with .\" groff -man -Tascii ncpd.8 for ASCII output, or -.\" groff -man -Tps ncpd.8 for PostScript output +.\" groff -man -Tps ncpd.8 for Postscript output .\" -.TH ncpd 8 "@MANDATE@" "plptools @VERSION@" "System Administration" +.TH ncpd 8 "@MANDATE@" "plptools @VERSION@" "System administration commands" .SH NAME ncpd \- Daemon which handles the serial link to a Psion .SH SYNOPSIS .B ncpd .B [-V] .B [-h] -.BI "[-v " logclass ] +.BI "[-v " log-class ] .B [-d] .B [-e] .BI "[-p [" host ":]" port ] .BI "[-s " device ] -.BI "[-b " baudrate ] +.BI "[-b " baud-rate ] .BI [ long-options ] .SH DESCRIPTION ncpd is the daemon which handles the serial link to your Psion. It listens at port @DPORT@ for local connections and provides -basic PLP/NCP services for plpnfsd and plpftp. It autoconnects -to the psion, even after unplugging/switching off therefore it -can run always in background (if you have a spare serial-device) +basic PLP/NCP services for plpnfsd and plpftp and other front-ends. +It auto-connects to the psion, even after unplugging/switching off +therefore it can run always in background (if you have a spare +serial-device) .SH OPTIONS .TP @@ -42,8 +43,8 @@ current tty as I/O device. This option is intended for starting ncpd on demand using mgetty's auto-detect function. (A patch for mgetty is needed for that). .TP -.BI "\-v, --verbose=" logclass -Increase the logging level of the program. the possible values for logclass +.BI "\-v, --verbose=" log-class +Increase the logging level of the program. the possible values for log-class are: .RS .TP @@ -90,10 +91,10 @@ is used. Specify the serial device to use to connect to the Psion - this defaults to @DDEV@ .TP -.BI "\-b, --baudrate=" baudrate +.BI "\-b, --baudrate=" baud-rate Specify the baud rate to use for the serial connection. If the word .B auto -is specified, ncpd cycles through baudrates of 115200, 57600, 38400, 19200 +is specified, ncpd cycles through baud-rates of 115200, 57600, 38400, 19200 and 9600 baud. Default setting is @DSNAME@. .SH SEE ALSO |