---
name: "railcontrol"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "railcontrol"
version: "24+dfsg1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/railcontrol"
---

# railcontrol(1)

A software for model railway control

## NAME

railcontrol - A software for model railway control

## SYNOPSIS

**railcontrol** \[**--config=ConfigFile**\] \[**-d** \| **--daemonize**\] \[**--logfile=LogFile**\] \[**-h** \| **--help**\] \[**-s** \| **--silent**\]

## DESCRIPTION

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

This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**RailControl** is a software for model railway control. The handling is done with a webbrowser on the device of your choice.

## OPTIONS

The program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below.

- **--config=**\_ConfigFile\_

  Read config file with file name ConfigFile (default ConfigFile: railcontrol.conf).

- **-d**, **--daemonize**

  Daemonize RailControl. Implies -s.

- **--logfile=**\_LogFile\_

  Write a logfile to file LogFile (default LogFile: railcontrol.log).

- **-h**, **--help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-s**, **--silent**

  Omit writing to console.

## FILES

- railcontrol.conf

  The configuration file to control the behaviour of railcontrol. A template is located at /usr/share/doc/railcontrol/railcontrol.conf.dist. Copy that file to the directory of your choice and edit it to your needs.

## SEE ALSO

For extensive documentation of RailControl go to https://www.railcontrol.org/index.php/en/documentation-en.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2024 Bruno Kleinert \<fuddl@debian.org\>

This manual page was written for the Debian system (and may be used by others).

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or (at your option) any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.