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LIRC is a package that allows you to decode and send infra-red signals
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of many (but not all) commonly used remote controls.
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The most important part of LIRC is the lircd daemon that will decode
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IR signals received by the device drivers and provide the information
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on a socket. It will also accept commands for IR signals to be sent if
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the hardware supports this. The second daemon program called lircmd
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will connect to lircd and translate the decoded IR signals to mouse
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movements. You can e.g. configure X to use your remote control as an
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input device.
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The user space applications will allow you to control your computer
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with your remote control. You can send X events to applications, start
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programs and much more on just one button press. The possible
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applications are obvious: Infra-red mouse, remote control for your TV
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tuner card or CD-ROM, shutdown by remote, program your VCR and/or
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satellite tuner with your computer, etc.
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WWW: http://www.lirc.org/
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