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NAME
       dot-obdgpslogger - configuration file for obdgpslogger

DESCRIPTION
       Configuration file for obdgpslogger

       Comments Any line whose first non-whitespace character is a # is a comment

       obddevice=<string> Full path to obd device entry [typically /dev/something]

       gpsdevice=<string> Full path to gps device entry [typically /dev/something]

       log_columns=<string> Command-separated list of db_column entries to log. These are proba‐
       bly things you want to draw from "obdgpslogger -p"

       log_file=<string> Write to this logfile. Can be relative or absolute path

       samplerate=<integer> Number of samples to take per second. 0 for "as fast as you can"

       baudrate=<integer> Set serial port baudrate to this. -1 disables attempt to change, or 0
       to let the software try to guess.

       baudrate_upgrade=<integer> Upgrade the baudrate to this after successful setup. -1 dis‐
       ables attempt to change, or 0 to let the software try to figure out the best choice.

       optimisations=<integer> Set to 1 to enable ELM optimisations

FILES TO PARSE
       The system loads these files, in order. Each one overwrites any settings from the file
       before it:

       1) /etc/obdgpslogger

       2) $HOME/.obdgpslogger

       3) /var/run/obdftdipty.device

       4) getenv("OBD_CONFIGFILE")

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
       OBD_CONFIGFILE
            Full path to the obd config file you wish to read

       HOME
            If set, read .obdgpslogger from this dir

       APPDATA
            If HOME isn't set, will attempt to read .obdgpslogger from here instead

SEE ALSO
       obdgpslogger(1), obdgui(1)

AUTHORS
       Gary "Chunky Ks" Briggs <@icculus.org>

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