---
name: "w1sensors"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "w1retap"
version: "1.5.5-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/w1sensors"
---

# w1sensors(1)

Convert w1find output to w1retap configuration (text or SQL)

## NAME

w1sensors - Convert w1find output to w1retap configuration (text or SQL)

## SYNOPSIS

**w1sensors** \[*OPTIONS*\] \[*FILE*\]

## DESCRIPTION

w1sensors is used to convert the output of w1find into configuration for w1retap. It can read from stdin or a FILE and can output to STDOUT or a file with the -o option. By default it outputs SQL statements that insert the sensor configuration into a w1retap database. Alternatively with the -f option it will output file based configuration.

## OPTIONS

- **-?, --help**

  Show help options

- **-f, --file-based-config**

  Output file type w1reftap configuration rather than SQL

- **-o, --output**

  Output to file

## EXAMPLE

• $ sudo -u w1retap w1find /dev/ttyUSBS0 \| w1sensors \| psql w1retap

• $ w1find DS2490-1 \| w1sensors -f \| tee -a /etc/w1retap-sensors.dat

## EXIT STATUS

**0**

Returns 0

## SEE ALSO

[w1find(1)](/w1find/1.md), [w1retap(1)](/w1retap/1.md)

## RESOURCES

• /usr/share/doc/w1retap-doc/w1retap.odt

• http://www.zen35309.zen.co.uk/wx/tech.html

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Thomas Stewart \<thomas@stewarts.org.uk\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to modify and distribute this manpage under the terms of GNU General Public Licence version 2 or (at your opinion) any later version.