---
name: "gpsman"
section: "1x"
platform: "linux"
package: "gpsman"
version: "5.4.2-2"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gpsman/1x"
---

# gpsman(1x)

A GPS manager

## NAME

gpsman - A GPS manager

## SYNOPSIS

**gpsman** *\[port\]*

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **gpsman** command.

This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page. Instead, it has documentation in /usr/share/doc/gpsman.

**gpsman** GPS Manager (GPSMan) is a graphical manager of GPS data that makes possible the preparation, inspection and edition of GPS data in a friendly environment. GPSMan supports communication and real-time logging with both Garmin and Lowrance receivers and accepts real-time logging information in NMEA 0183 from any GPS receiver.

To comunicate with the GPS device the user must have granted read/write permissions for the respective port.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Rogerio Reis \<rvr@ncc.up.pt\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).