rtl_entropy.1

.TH RTL_ENTROPY "1" "June 2020" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
rtl_entropy \- manual page for rtl_entropy command.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B rtl_entropy
[\fI\,options\/\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
rtl_entropy, a high quality entropy source using RTL2832 based DVB\-T receivers
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-\-amplify\fR,       \fB\-a\fR []
Set gain (default: max for dongle)
.TP
\fB\-\-daemonize\fR,     \fB\-b\fR []
Daemonize (run in background).
NOTE: This option is not available on Mac OS X or FreeBSD systems
.TP
\fB\-\-config_file\fR,   \fB\-c\fR []
Configuration file (defaults: \fI\,/etc/rtl_entropy.conf\/\fP, \fI\,/etc/sysconfig/rtl_entropy.conf\/\fP)
.TP
\fB\-\-device_idx\fR,    \fB\-d\fR []
Device index (default: 0)
.TP
\fB\-\-device_serial\fR, \fB\-D\fR []
Specific serial identifier of device instead of index
.TP
\fB\-\-encrypt\fR,       \fB\-e\fR
Encrypt output
.TP
\fB\-\-frequency\fR,     \fB\-f\fR []
Set frequency to listen (default: 70 MHz).
Permissible suffixes are none, 'k', 'M', and 'G'
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR,          \fB\-h\fR
Show help
.TP
\fB\-\-group\fR,         \fB\-g\fR []
Group to run as (default: rtl_entropy).
NOTE: This option is not available on Mac OS X or FreeBSD systems
.TP
\fB\-\-output_file\fR,   \fB\-o\fR []
Output file (default: STDOUT, \fI\,/var/run/rtl_entropy.fifo\/\fP for daemon mode (\fB\-b\fR))
.TP
\fB\-\-pid_file\fR,      \fB\-p\fR []
PID file (default: \fI\,/var/run/rtl_entropy.pid\/\fP).
NOTE: This option is not available on Mac OS X or FreeBSD systems
.TP
\fB\-\-quiet\fR,         \fB\-q\fR []
quiet level, how much output to print, 0\-3 (default: 0, print all)
.TP
\fB\-\-sample_rate\fR,   \fB\-s\fR []
Samplerate (default: 32 MHz).
Permissible suffixes are none, 'k', 'M', and 'G'
.TP
\fB\-\-user\fR,          \fB\-u\fR []
User to run as (default: rtl_entropy).
NOTE: This option is not available on Mac OS X or FreeBSD systems
.IP
Configuration file at /etc/{,sysconfig/}rtl_entropy has more detail and sample values.