NAME¶

halshow - Show HAL parameters, pins and signals

SYNOPSIS¶

halshow [Options] [watchfile]

OPTIONS¶

--help (help)
--fformat format_string_for_float
--iformat format_string_for_int
--noprefs don't use preference file to save settings

For format see https://www.tcl.tk/man/tcl8.6.11/TclCmd/format.html

Example: "%.5f" displays a float with 5 digits right of the decimal point

DESCRIPTION¶

halshow creates a GUI interface to view and interact with a running HAL session. It is documented in the PDF and HTML docs much more completely than is possible in a manpage: http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/hal/halshow.html

SEE ALSO¶

LinuxCNC(1)

Much more information about LinuxCNC and HAL is available in the LinuxCNC and HAL User Manuals, found at /usr/share/doc/LinuxCNC/.

HISTORY¶

LinuxCNC 2.9:

- Added buttons for pin/parameter/signal manipulation
- Added menu entries for setting update interval, adding manually
- Added right-click menu for copy, set, unlink pin and remove from view

BUGS¶

None known at this time.

AUTHOR¶

Raymond E Henry

REPORTING BUGS¶

Report bugs at https://github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/issues

COPYRIGHT¶

Copyright © 2020 andypugh.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.