---
name: "robot-playerprint"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "robot-player"
version: "3.0.2+dfsg-4+b1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/robot-playerprint"
---

# robot-playerprint(1)

prints out sensor data to the console

## NAME

robot-playerprint - prints out sensor data to the console

## SYNOPSIS

**robot-playerprint** \[options\] \<device\>

## DESCRIPTION

**robot-playerprint** prints out sensor data to the console. It is useful mainly for verifying that a device is working during the setup or debugging process. If you want to visualize data, try robot-playerv. If you want to log data to a file, try the writelog driver.

## OPTIONS

- **-h** *host*

  connect to Player on this *host* (default: localhost).

- **-p** *port*

  connect to Player on this TCP *port* (default: 6665).

- **-r** *rate*

  request data update at *rate* in Hz (default: 10Hz).

- **-i** *index*

  the *index* of the device (default: 0).

- **device**

  name of the sensor to print data from (e.g. laser).

## AUTHOR

**Player** was written by Brian Gerkey \<gerkey@users.sourceforge.net\> and contributors. This manual page was written by Daniel Hess for the Debian Project.

## SEE ALSO

The HTML documentation in **/usr/share/doc/player/html** of the  **robot-player-doc** package. [**robot-playerv**(1)](/robot-playerv/1.md)