simAddress(5)

NAME
simAddress -- format for specifying an RCCL/RCI simulator address.

USAGE
[simulatorName][@hostName][<portNumber>]

DESCRIPTION
This describes the syntax for the string used to specify an RCCL/RCI simulator program.

There are three fields: the name of the simulator, the host machine where the simulator is running, and the port number used for connecting to the simulator. Any of the fields may be omitted.

The simulator name is usually the user name under which the simulator program is being run. If not specified, the simulator name is set to the current user name.

The host name is an internet address for the machine where the simulator is running. It is given in either number or name format, preceeded by an @. If not specified, the current machine is assumed (using the special Internet address 127.0.0.1).

The port number is used to connect to the simulator server process. It is specified as an integer contained between angle brackets (<>). If not specified (and it usually is not), the port number is obtained from the RCISimMux entry in the file /etc/services.

EXAMPLES
To specify a connection to a simulator running under the current user name on the machine aragorn.foo.bar, the simulator address string
        @aragorn.foo.bar

would be used.

To specify a connection to a simulator running on the current machine under the user name bill, the simulator address string
        bill

would be used.

SEE ALSO
robotsim(1), simSupport(3).