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HALCMD(1) HAL User’s Manual HALCMD(1) start Starts execution of realtime threads. Each thread periodically calls all of the functions that were added to it with the addf command, in the order in which they were added. stop Stops execution of realtime threads. The threads will no longer call their functions. show [item] Prints HAL items to stdout in human readable format. item can be one of "comp" (components), "pin", "sig" (signals), "param" (parameters), "funct" (functions), or "thread". The type "all" can be used to show matching items of all the preceeding types. If item is omitted, show will print everything. item This is equivalent to show all [item]. save [item] Prints HAL items to stdout in the form of HAL commands. These commands can be redirected to a file and later executed using halcmd -f to restore the saved configuration. item can be one of the following: "comp" generates a loadrt command for realtime component. "sig" generates a newsig command for each signal, and "sigu" generates a newsig command for each unlinked signal (for use with netl and netla). "link" and "linka" both generate linkps commands for each link. (linka includes arrows, while link does not.) "net" and "neta" both generate one newsig command for each signal, followed by linksp commands for each pin linked to that signal. (neta includes arrows.) "netl" generates one net command for each linked signal, and "netla" generates a similar command using arrows. "param" generates one setp command for each parameter. "thread" generates one addf command for each function in each realtime thread. If item is omitted, save does the equivalent of comp, sigu, link, param, and thread. source filename.hal Execute the commands from filename.hal. SUBSTITUTION After a command is read but before it is executed, several types of variable substitution take place. Environment Variables Environment variables have the following formats: $ENVVAR followed by end-of-line or whitespace $(ENVVAR) Inifile Variables Inifile variables are available only when an inifile was specified with the halcmd -i flag. They have the following formats: [SECTION]VAR followed by end-of-line or whitespace [SECTION](VAR) EXAMPLES SEE ALSO HISTORY BUGS None known at this time. AUTHOR Original version by John Kasunich, as part of the LinuxCNC project. Now includes major contributions by several members of the project. REPORTING BUGS Report bugs to the LinuxCNC bug tracker 〈http://sf.net/tracker/ ?group_id=6744&atid=106744〉. COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2003 John Kasunich. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for 16 2003-12-18 LinuxCNC Documentation
