---
name: "garble"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gpsdrive"
version: "2.09-2.1"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/garble"
---

# garble(1)

manual page for Garble v1.0.2 04 Aug 2002

## NAME

Garble - manual page for Garble v1.0.2 04 Aug 2002

## DESCRIPTION

usage: All data is sent to standard out.  Only the last GPS action option is used.

**-d**, **--device** dev-name             use device specified by dev-name, defaults to /dev/gps

**-m**, **--timeout** t                   wait up to t milliseconds to receive data, 0 means wait forever, defaults to 1500

**-s**, **--precision** p                 ouput precision (number of digits), defaults to 8

**-r**, **--get-routes**                  download routes

**-w**, **--get-waypoints**               download waypoints

**-x**, **--get-proximity-waypoints**     download proximity waypoints

**-t**, **--get-tracks**                  download tracks

**-i**, **--get-gps-info**                get GPS product info

**-o**, **--turn-off**                    turn off GPS

**-z**, **--get-time**                    get time from the GPS

**-p**, **--get-pos**                     get the current position

**-v**, **--version**                     current version of Garble

**-e**, **--echo**                        echo parameters and quit

**-l**, **--verbose**                     use verbose error messages

**-h**, **--help**                        print this message

**-W**, **--waypoint-symbols**            prints a list of all waypoint symbol codes

**-S**, **--get-screenshot** filename     saves a screendump of the GPS into file 'filename'

**-X**, **--xplanet-format**              saves waypoints in a format compatible with xplanet's markerfile