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NAME
amcrest-cli - A text user interface for amcrest camera

SYNOPSIS
amcrest-tui

DESCRIPTION
amcrest-tui is python3 only text user interface to visualize snapshots from Amcrest cameras.
By default it reads the default ~/.config/amcrest.conf configuration file.

NOTES:
NOTE0: Execute it from console logins, like /dev/ttyX (Non X Windows). Pseudo-terminals like xterm, ssh, screen and others *WON'T WORK*.
NOTE1: As it uses framebuffer to visualize the snapshots, make sure your user has permission to manage /dev/fb0.
NOTE2: If you use sudo command, make sure you put the amcrest.conf in /root/.config/amcrest.conf

amcrest.conf format:
The current format for ~/.config/amcrest.conf is:

    [mycamera1]
    hostname: mycamera1.example.com
    username: admin
    password: 1234567
    port: 80

    [mycamera2]
    hostname: mycamera2.example.com
    username: admin
    password: 7654321
    port: 80

OPTIONS

-h, --help
    Displays a list of options.

--config-file-name CONFIG_FILE_NAME [optional]
    specify the amcrest config file, default ~/.config/amcrest.conf

--channel-snapshot CHANNEL_SNAPSHOT [optional]
    channel used for the snapshot, default is 0

--framebuffer-device FRAMEBUFFER_DEVICE [optional]
    speficy the framebuffer device, default /dev/fb0

--timer-between-snapshots TIMER_BETWEEN_SNAPSHOTS [optional]
    timer between snapshots, default 2 sec

--timeout-error-msg TIMEOUT_ERROR_MSG [optional]
    timeout in case errors messages should be displayed, default 5sec

--merge-snapshots MERGE_SNAPSHOTS [optinal]
    merge snapshots from all cameras in one photo to be displayed

BUGS
Report bugs to <https://github.com/tchellomello/python-amcrest/issues>

SEE ALSO
amcrest-tui(1)

COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2016-2017 License GPLv2: GNU GPL Version 2 <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.