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diff --git a/docs/man/nngcat.adoc b/docs/man/nngcat.adoc index 4b5de355..18b4c359 100644 --- a/docs/man/nngcat.adoc +++ b/docs/man/nngcat.adoc @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ nngcat - command line access to Scalabity Protocols == DESCRIPTION -The _nngcat_ utility provides command line access to the Scalability +The ((_nngcat_)) utility provides command line access to the Scalability Protocols, making it possible to write shell scripts that interact with other peers in a Scalability Protocols topology, by both sending and receiving messages. @@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ each option must be presented as a separate argument to the program. *-q, --silent*:: Select silent operation. *--compat*:: - Compatible mode. This cause _nngcat_ to behave more like the legacy + Compatible mode. (((compatible mode))) + This cause _nngcat_ to behave more like the legacy _nanocat_ application. In this mode connections are made asynchronously, and the *--pair* option selects version 0 of the <<nng_pair#,nng_pair(7)>> protocol instead of version 1. @@ -173,14 +174,16 @@ options can only be specified when using a protocol that receives messages. `raw`::: Raw output, every byte received is sent to standard output. `ascii`::: - ASCII safe, printable ASCII is emitted verbatim, with other bytes + ((ASCII)) safe, printable ASCII is emitted verbatim, with other bytes substituted with `.` (period). `quoted`::: - Messages are printed as quoted strings, using C language conventions. + Messages are printed as ((quoted)) strings, using C language conventions. `hex`::: - Messages are printed as quoted strings, with every byte appearing as - an escaped hexadecimal value, such as `\x2E`. + (((hex))) Messages are printed as quoted strings, with every byte appearing + as an escaped hexadecimal value, such as `\x2E`. `msgpack`::: + (((msgpack))) + (((MessagePack))) Messages are emitted as https://msgpack.org[MessagePack] "bin format" (byte arrays). @@ -280,6 +283,7 @@ $ nngcat --sub --dial=${addr} --quoted & == SEE ALSO +[.text-left] <<libnng#,libnng(3)>>, <<nng#,nng(7)>>, <<nng_bus#,nng_bus(7)>>, |