1/Introduction 2/Compilation 3/Use 4/feedback 1/Introduction ============== gmessage+ is an enhanced clone of xmessage for gnome. It displays a text that is specified either on the command line, or in a file, or through a pipe, or through a socket. When using sockets, gmessage+ can be either the server or the client. 2/Compilation ============= To compile and install, see INSTALL. However, here is the common way to do it: ./configure make make install If you prefer RPMS, try this: rpm -ta gmessage+-version.tgz 3/Use ===== 3.1/Simple use -------------- Try gmsgp --help to get help on gmsgp. 3.2/Use in client mode ---------------------- gmessage+ contains a small utility f2sd. The job of f2sd is to read a file (for example /etc/motd), then become a server that sends the content of that file. Try this (as root for f2sd; replace "hostname" with your own hostname if gmsgp command line): f2sd -f /etc/motd -p 2000 & gmsgp -f "socket://hostname:2000" enjoy 3.3/Use in server mode ---------------------- Launch gmessage+ this way: gmsgp -f "server://3000" --follow (3000 is the server port. Change it as you wish) WARNING: do not forget the "--follow" option, otherwise, gmsgp will read... nothing! Then, you can connect to the server via telnet or your own program. For example: telnet yourmachine.yourdomain 3000 You can also use the netsend program with this syntax: netsend -m "your message" -s yourmachine.yourdomain -p 3000 netsend can read the message specified with the "-m" option through a pipe: echo "your message" | netsend -m "-" -s yourmachine.yourdomain -p 3000 4/Feedback ========== Send me feedback (ymettier@free.fr) to tell me, well... whatever you want! French speaking people: n'hésitez pas à m'écrire en français, c'est ma langue maternelle!
