broadcasterctl(1) broadcasterctl(1)
NAME
broadcasterctl - controller for the QuickTime Broadcaster
SYNOPSIS
broadcasterctl [-b broadcaster-path] [-a audiopreset] [-v videopreset]
[-n networkpreset] [-t (audio|video|av)] [-r (record|norecord)] [-p
recording-path] [-f settingsfile] (config|status|pre-
sets|launch|start|stop|restart|quit)
DESCRIPTION
broadcasterctl is a command line tool for controlling the QuickTime
Broadcaster application. Using broadcasterctl you can configure,
launch, start, and stop a QuickTime streaming broadcast generated by
the MacOS X QuickTime Broadcaster application.
The QuickTime Broadcaster application must be accessable on the local
host on which the terminal session is exectuting in order to communi-
cate with that application. (i.e. It will not control a network remote
copy of the application.)
OPTIONS
The following command line options can be invoked with broadcasterctl:
config Sets the configuration of the QuickTime Broadcaster application
to be that of the currently specified settings file.
status Returns the current status QuickTime Broadcaster application.
presets
Sets the presets of the QuickTime Broadcaster application to be
that of the currently specified preset values.
launch Launches the QuickTime Broadcaster application.
start Tells the QuickTime Broadcaster application to begin the broad-
cast.
stop Tells the QuickTime Broadcaster application to stop the broad-
cast.
restart
Tells the QuickTime Broadcaster application to restart the
broadcast.
quit Causes the QuickTime Broadcaster application to quit.
-a audiopreset
Specifies the the current audio preset configuration to be the
name given in the audiopreset parameter.
-b broadcaster-path
Specifies the file path to the QuickTime Broadcaster applica-
tion.
-f settingsfile
Specifies the file path to the broadcast settings file.
-n networkpreset
Specifies the the current network preset configuration to be the
name given in the networkpreset parameter.
-p recording-path
Specifies the file path to record the broadcast to.
-r (record|norecord)
Controls whether or not the QuickTime Broadcaster will record
the broadcast to a file as it is broadcasting the stream. Spec-
ify record to record the broadcast and norecord to do nothing.
(The default is the norecord option.)
-t (audio|video|av)
Specifies the type of broadcast to be originated. Specifiy audio
for an audio-only broadcast, video for an video-only broadcast,
or av for a combination audio/video broadcast.
-v videopreset
Specifies the the current video preset configuration to be the
name given in the videopreset parameter.
SEE ALSO
QuickTimeStreamingServer(1), ps(1), kill(1)
LIMITATIONS
Only one audio, video, or audio/video session can be controlled per
invokation of broadcasterctl.
Apple Computer, Inc. August 16, 2002 broadcasterctl(1)
Mac OS X 10.6Server - Generated Wed Apr 14 06:04:53 CDT 2010