1. electric_eye(1)
3. electric_eye(1)

NAME

electric_eye - Record one or more IP cameras

SYNOPSIS

electric_eye -a camera_name camera_url
electric_eye -r camera_name
electric_eye -s
electric_eye -k

DESCRIPTION

electric_eye is a simple program which loops over all your cameras and starts recording into a set directory naming each file by date. The duration of the recordings is set by the user (default is 10minutes).

FILES

~/.electric_eye/config.yml is used for storing the configuration

OPTIONS

-a, --add CAMERA_NAME CAMERA_URL

Add a camera

-r, --remove CAMERA_NAME

Remove a camera

-p, '--path DIR'

Set the output path

-d, --duration SECONDS

Set the duration of each recording

-l, --list

List the cameras in the config

-s, --start

Start recordings

-k, --stop

Stop all recordings

EXAMPLES

Add a camera called reception
$ electric_eye -a reception http://192.168.0.2/live2.sdp

Remove a camera
$ electric_eye -a reception

Start recordings
$ electric_eye -s

Stop recordings
$ electric_eye -k

AUTHOR

Michael Pope map7777@gmail.com

SEE ALSO

VLC

2. June 2015
3. electric_eye(1)