Man1 - xbrlapi.1

xbrlapi - X11 BrlAPI helper for Linux/Unix

xbrlapi [/option/ …]

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 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.

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*].