XBRLAPI
Section: BrlAPI User's Manual (1)
Updated: January 2021
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NAME
xbrlapi - X11 BrlAPI helper for Linux/Unix
SYNOPSIS
xbrlapi [
option ...]
DESCRIPTION
xbrlapi
connects to a
BrlAPI
server in order to provide it with the ID of the
X11
window which currently has focus.
It also simulates
X
keysyms from braille key presses (else brltty would simulate them using a qwerty
keyboard). By default, it puts itself in the background, unless option
-n
is given.
OPTIONS
Options are processed sequentially from left to right.
If an option is specified more than once,
or in case of a conflict,
the rightmost specification takes precedence.
The following options are supported:
- -b [host][:port] (--brlapi=)
-
The
BrlAPI
server to connect to.
- -a string (--auth=)
-
The
BrlAPI
authorization/authentication string.
- -d display (--display=)
-
The
X
display to connect to.
If not specified, the content of the
DISPLAY
environment variable is used.
- -n (--no-daemon)
-
Keep xbrlapi in the foreground.
- -q (--quiet)
-
Do not write any text to the braille device.
- -h (--help)
-
Print a command line usage summary and then exit.
- -H (--full-help)
-
Print a thorough command line usage summary and then exit.
SEE ALSO
For more details on the purpose of
xbrlapi,
see
BrlAPI's
on-line manual at
[
http://brltty.app/doc/Manual-BrlAPI/English/BrlAPI-3.html].