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.TH HALSHOW "1"  "2020-08-26" "LinuxCNC Documentation" "The Enhanced Machine Controller"
.SH NAME
halshow \- Show HAL parameters, pins and signals
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B halshow [Options] [watchfile]

.SH 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 
.UR https://www.tcl.tk/man/tcl8.6.11/TclCmd/format.html
.UE

Example: 
"%.5f" displays a float with 5 digits right of the decimal point
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBhalshow\fR 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:
.UR http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/hal/halshow.html
.UE

.SH "SEE ALSO"
\fBLinuxCNC(1)\fR

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

.SH HISTORY
.TP
LinuxCNC 2.9:
\- Added buttons for pin/parameter/signal manipulation
.br
\- Added menu entries for setting update interval, adding manually
.br
\- Added right-click menu for copy, set, unlink pin and remove from view

.SH BUGS
None known at this time. 
.PP
.SH AUTHOR
Raymond E Henry
.SH REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs at https://github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/issues
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2020 andypugh.
.br
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.