bluemon1
Activate or deactivate programs based on bluetooth link quality
Usage
bluemon [-b
aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff]
[--btid
aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff]
[-t
threshold]
[--threshold
threshold]
[-i
interval]
[--interval
interval]
[-s]
[--stdout]
[--no-syslog]
[-n]
[--no-fork]
[-v]
[--verbose]
[-d]
[--disconnect-hack]
[-q]
[--link-quality]
[-h]
[--help]
[-V]
[--version]
Overview
This manual page documents briefly the bluemon command.
bluemon monitors the quality of the link to a bluetooth device and emits dbus signals when it drops below a given threshold or disconnects. Used with the bluemon-client program, This can be used to perform actions like locking the terminal when you walk away from it.
Options
These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.
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-i --interval -
The check interval, in ms.
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-t --threshold -
The link quality threshold, out of 255
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-b --btid -
The bluetooth ID to monitor (e.g. aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff). This parameter may be specified multiple times to monitor multiple devices.
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-s --stdout --no-syslog -
Log to stdout rather than syslog
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-n --no-fork -
Do not become a daemon
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-d --disconnect-hack -
Enable this if your bluetooth device disconnects regularly while still in range, adds a small delay into noticing device abscence upon disconnect.
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-v --verbose -
Enable verbose output
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-q --link-quality -
Check for link quality to device. Default only checks for presence of connection.
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-h --help -
Show summary of options.
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-V --version -
print version.
Releases
10 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 3 times.