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.TH DUMMYCONS 8 "Mon Jul 14 2003" "" "Network UPS Tools (NUT)"
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dummycons \- Driver for testing UPS software
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.B dummycons [\fIport\fB]
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This program looks like a standard UPS driver to \fBupsd\fR(8) and
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allows you to set any value for testing purposes. It is interactive,
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and does not enter the background.
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With no arguments, dummycons will assume a port name of "null".
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Otherwise, it will use the first argument that you supply as the port
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name. This port name must match the one given in \fBups.conf\fR(5).
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You can run multiple instances if needed, as long as they all have
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By default, you get 5 variables preloaded with information when the
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program starts. They are:
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driver.name = dummycons
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driver.version = (varies)
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ups.mfr = Console testing
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To create more variables or change the existing values, use the (s)et
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command. These variables may be deleted with the (d)elete command. The
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(l)ist command will show everything that you have created.
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Variables can contain spaces if you remember to quote them just like
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in the config files. That is, if you want to register both on battery and
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low battery, you need to do something like this:
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Command (? for help): s ups.status "OB LB"
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Other commands are available, and follow this general pattern. Use ? in
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the program to see the full list.
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This driver was written in a bar one afternoon when I realized that I
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had neither Xdialog to run \fBdummyups\fR(8) (since removed from the
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tree) nor an actual UPS on hand. It has also been used to debug things
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like \fBupsmon\fR(8) in places where you could never have a UPS - like
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on a commercial airliner.
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Instant commands and SET commands don't do anything useful. You will
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get a notice on the screen when it is received from upsd, but nothing
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This will need to change in the future when the infrastructure for
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confirming these actions has been added.
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.SS Internet resources:
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The NUT (Network UPS Tools) home page: http://www.networkupstools.org/
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