---
name: "pps-tools"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "pps-tools"
version: "1.0.2-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pps-tools"
---

# pps-tools(8)

LinuxPPS support tools and headers

## NAME

pps-tools - LinuxPPS support tools and headers

## DESCRIPTION

The **pps-tools** package includes the necessary headers for using LinuxPPS PPSAPI kernel interface in user-space applications and several support tools.

**ppstest: PPSAPI interface tester**\
 **ppswatch: continuously print PPS timestamps**\
 **ppsctl: PPS device manager**\
 **ppsfind: find pps device by name**

Most tools display a short help message if you run them with --help as option. Unfortunately they do not come with any further documentation.

## SEE ALSO

The Wiki on http://linuxpps.org provides some documentation of the LinuxPPS PPSAPI interface.

## AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Bernd Zeimetz \<bzed@debian.org\>, for the Debian project (and may be used by others).