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lcdproc-config(5)		 LCDproc suite		     lcdproc-config(5)

NAME
       lcdproc-config -	format of LCDproc's configuration files

SYNTAX
       The syntax for LCDproc's	configuration files is INI-file	style.

       They  are  8-bit	text files divided into	sections, each containing zero
       or more key-value pairs.	 Sections are  introduced  by  section	labels
       which start with	'[' and	end with ']', and key-value pairs consist of a
       key name, a '=' sign and	a value	each.

       Key  names are sequences	of non-space characters, not starting with '['
       and not containing '=' or '\n', while values are	 shell	like  strings.
       I.e.  they are either simple sequences of non-space characters, or dou-
       ble quoted-strings with C-style syntax (except the missing support  for
       '\NNN' and '\xNN' escape	sequences) or or a mix of both of these	forms.

       Section	labels	and  key names are case-insensitive and	may occur more
       than once.  Keys	of duplicate sections will be merged into one section,
       while the values	of duplicate keys in a section	will  be  appended  to
       form an array of	values for this	key.  (In the program, all values of a
       key can be retrieved individually)

       Spaces  around  section	labels,	 keys,	and values are ignored.	 Lines
       starting	with ';' or '#'	are considered comments	and ignored too.

       While all of the	above is quite common to almost	all INI-file implemen-
       tations,	there are a few	special	features that  make  LCDproc's	config
       files special:

       *      Section  labels  may  contain  any character except ']', '\n' or
	      '\0'.  However, all characters are interpreted  literally	 (i.e.
	      neither quoting, nor escaping done).

       *      Key  names  may  contain	any non-space character	except '\n' or
	      '\0'.  However, all characters are interpreted  literally	 (i.e.
	      neither quoting, nor escaping done).

       *      Comments are allowed after section labels	and key	value pairs

       *      Values  may  be  a mix of	quoted and unquoted strings similar as
	      strings are interpreted in the shell.  E.g. the  value  'string"
	      with  "blanks"\t!"' will be parsed as 'string with blanks<TAB>!'
	      where <TAB> stands for the TAB character.

       In case of a a parsing error the	rest of	the line is ignored and	 pars-
       ing continues with the next line.

EXAMPLE
       Here  is	 fully	working	 example  of  an LCDd.conf (formatted somewhat
       strange to show the features):
       # the server section
       [server]
       Bind=127.0.0.1
       Port=13666
       User="nobody"
       #Foreground=no
       #ReportLevel=3
       #ReportToSyslog=yes
       Driver="my Curses Driver"
       DriverPath=/usr/lib/lcdproc/
       WaitTime= "5"
       ServerScreen=no

       # assign	keys to	special	functions #
       ToggleRotateKey = Enter
       PrevScreenKey = Left
       NextScreenKey = Right
       # ScrollUpKey = Up
	#ScrollDownKey=Down

       #  menu section:	define keys to use in the server menu #
	     [menu]
       MenuKey = Escape	   # ESC switches to server menu
       EnterKey	=Enter
       UpKey= Up
       DownKey="Down"
	LeftKey= "Left"
	RightKey = "Right"

       # configuration of the curses driver #
       [my curses Driver]  # yes I use the curse driver
       File= "curses.so"
       Size="20"x"4"	   # LCD screen	dimensions
       TopLeftX=7	   # screen position: X	coordinate
       TopLeftY=7	   # screen position: Y	coordinate
       Foreground=blue		# foreground color
       Background=cyan		# background color when	backight is off
       Backlight=red	   # background	color when backight is on

FILES
       These are the default config files for the various parts	of the LCDproc
       suite:

       /usr/local/etc/LCDd.conf
	      configuration of the LCDd	server daemon

       /usr/local/etc/lcdproc.conf
	      configuration of the lcdproc system monitoring client

       /usr/local/etc/lcdexec.conf
	      configuration of the lcdexec the program starter client

       /usr/local/etc/lcdvc.conf
	      configuration of the lcdvc virtual console client

SEE ALSO
       LCDd(8),	lcdproc(1), lcdexec(1)

AUTHOR
       This manual page	has been written by Peter Marschall <peter@adpm.de>

LCDproc			       18 September 2006	     lcdproc-config(5)

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