NAME
colrdx - hamradio dx-cluster client with ncurses color support
SYNOPSIS
colrdx [options] <host> [port]
At least one argument is needed, which is the host to connect to. The default port is 8000 when no portnumber is used.
DESCRIPTION
Colrdx is a simple client for amateur radio dx-clusters. In a split-screen display you can type commands for the cluster in the bottom part. Messages from the dx-cluster will appear in the main window. There is also a status line at the top with some basic information.
OPTIONS
Colrdx needs a callsign in order to be able to login to the cluster.
- -c callsign
-
Send 'callsign' when connected (required).
- -h
-
Display help and exit
- -n
-
Start colrdx in black and white, even if terminal has color support.
- -v
-
Display version and exit
LINE EDITING COMMANDS
- Ctrl-A
-
Goto beginning of line.
- Ctrl-B and Left arrow
-
Go one character backward.
- Ctrl-D
-
Delete character under cursor.
- Ctrl-E
-
Goto end of line.
- Ctrl-F and Right arrow
-
Go one character forward.
- Ctrl-K
-
Kill from cursor to end of line (and store to kill buffer).
- Ctrl-L
-
Repaints the whole screen.
- Ctrl-N and Down arrow
-
Scroll Down.
- Ctrl-P and Up arrow
-
Scroll Up.
- Ctrl-R
-
Reprint current line.
- Ctrl-U
-
Delete current line in total.
- Ctrl-W
-
Erase last word.
- Ctrl-Y
-
Yank kill buffer.
The scroll buffer can be browsed with arrow keys Up and Down (or Ctrl-P and Ctrl-N), PageUp, PageDown, Home and End keys.
FILES
If ~/.colrdxrc exists, it is sent to the server after logging in. Handy for automatically sending commands.
AUTHOR
Colrdx was written by Joop Stakenborg <[email protected]>. Most of the code was taken from colrconv, written by Tomi Manninen, OH2BNS. It is based on the public domain program ttylink by Dave Perry, VA3DP.