dlt-daemon1
Diagnostic log and trace daemon
Usage
dlt-daemon [-h]
[-d]
[-c
filename]
[-t
directory]
[-p
port]
[-a
filename]
Overview
The DLT daemon is the central place where logs and traces are gathered from different applications, stored temporarily or permanently and transferred to a DLT client application, which can run directly on the COVESA system or more likely on a external tester device.
Options
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-h -
Display a short help text.
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-d -
Daemonize, needed in System V init systems.
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-c -
Load an alternative configuration file. By default the configuration file /etc/dlt.conf is loaded.
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-t -
Directory for local fifo and user-pipes (Default: /tmp). Applications wanting to connect to a daemon using a custom directory need to be started with the environment variable DLT_PIPE_DIR set appropriately.
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-p -
Port to monitor for incoming requests (Default: 3490) Applications wanting to connect to a daemon using a custom port need to be started with the environment variable DLT_DAEMON_TCP_PORT set appropriately.
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-a -
Load an alternative configuration for app id log level defaults. By default, the configuration file /etc/dlt-log-levels.conf is loaded.
Examples
Start DLT daemon in background mode: dlt-daemon -d
Start DLT daemon with own configuration: dlt-daemon -c ~/my-dlt-configuration.cfg
Start DLT daemon with custom pipes directory: dlt-daemon -t ~/dlt_pipes
Start DLT daemon listening on custom port 3500: dlt-daemon -p 3500
Exit status
Non zero is returned in case of failure.
Releases
4 releases since Debian 10 (Buster); the text changed 3 times.
-a since Debian 13 (Trixie).