direwolf/conf/generic.conf
Marc Thomson c88d451cba
Add TIMESTAMP config file directive (#668)
* Fix -T precedence so it does not clobber a future config-file timestamp setting

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* Add TIMESTAMP config file directive

Adds a config-file equivalent for the -T command-line option, so
timestamps can be enabled when launching Direwolf from a supervisor
that cannot pass CLI arguments (e.g. Winlink Express). Closes #625.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* Document TIMESTAMP config directive in sample config and changelog

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* Address final-review minor findings for TIMESTAMP directive

- man/direwolf.1: mention the TIMESTAMP config directive alongside -T,
  matching the -h help text.
- config.c: warn (rather than silently truncate) when a TIMESTAMP
  format string exceeds the 40-byte field.
- dtime_now.c: harden timestamp_user_format() against strftime()
  returning 0 on overflow, whose buffer contents are unspecified per
  the C standard. Pre-existing gap also reachable via -T; fixed here
  since this change adds a second entry point to the same code path.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-08-10 12:43:45 -04:00

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%C%#############################################################
%C%# #
%C%# Sample configuration file for Dire Wolf #
%C%# #
%L%# Linux version #
%W%# Windows version #
%M%# Macintosh version #
%C%# #
%C%#############################################################
%R%
%R%
%R% The sample config file was getting pretty messy
%R% with the Windows and Linux differences.
%R% It would be a maintenance burden to keep most of
%R% three different versions in sync.
%R% This common source is now used to generate the
%R% three different variations while having only a single
%R% copy of the common parts.
%R%
%R% The first column contains one of the following:
%R%
%R% R remark which is discarded.
%R% C common to both versions.
%R% W Windows version only.
%R% L Linux version only.
%R% M Macintosh version and possibly others (portaudio used).
%R%
%C%#
%C%# Extensive documentation can be found here:
%C%# Stable release - https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/tree/master/doc
%C%# Latest development - https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/tree/dev/doc
%C%# Additional topics - https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf-doc
%C%#
%W%# The basic documentation set can also be found in the doc folder.
%L%# The basic documentation set can also be found in
%L%# /usr/local/share/doc/direwolf/ or /usr/share/doc/direwolf/
%L%# Concise "man" pages are also available for Linux.
%M%# /usr/local/share/doc/direwolf/ or /usr/share/doc/direwolf/
%M%# Concise "man" pages are also available for Mac OSX.
%C%#
%C%#########################################################################
%C%# #
%C%# Recommended Reading for everyone: #
%C%# "Understanding APRS Packets" in https://github.com/wb2osz/aprsspec #
%C%# #
%C%#########################################################################
%C%#
%C%#
%C%# Questions??? Join the discussion forum: https://groups.io/g/direwolf
%C%#
%C%#
%C%# This sample file does not have examples for all of the possibilities.
%C%# Consult the User Guide for more details on configuration options
%C%# and other documents for more details for different uses.
%C%#
%C%# These are the most likely settings you might change:
%C%#
%C%# (1) MYCALL - call sign and SSID for your station.
%C%#
%C%# Look for lines starting with MYCALL and
%C%# change NOCALL to your own callsign and optional SSID.
%C%#
%C%# (2) PBEACON - enable position beaconing.
%C%#
%C%# Look for lines starting with PBEACON and
%C%# modify for your location, symbol, comment, etc.
%C%#
%C%# (3) DIGIPEATER - configure digipeating rules.
%C%#
%C%# Look for lines starting with DIGIPEATER.
%C%# Most people will probably use of of the two examples.
%C%#
%C%# (4) IGSERVER, IGLOGIN - IGate server and login
%C%#
%C%# Configure an IGate client to relay messages between
%C%# radio and internet servers.
%C%#
%C%#
%C%# The default location is "direwolf.conf" in the current working directory.
%L%# On Linux, the user's home directory will also be searched.
%C%# An alternate configuration file location can be specified with the "-c" command line option.
%C%#
%C%# As you probably guessed by now, # indicates a comment line.
%C%#
%C%# Remove the # at the beginning of a line if you want to use a sample
%C%# configuration that is currently commented out.
%C%#
%C%# Commands are a keyword followed by parameters.
%C%#
%C%# Command key words are case insensitive. i.e. upper and lower case are equivalent.
%C%#
%C%# Command parameters are generally case sensitive. i.e. upper and lower case are different.
%C%#
%C%
%C%
%C%#############################################################
%C%# #
%C%# FIRST AUDIO DEVICE PROPERTIES #
%C%# (Channel 0 or 0 + 1 if in stereo) #
%C%# #
%C%#############################################################
%C%
%C%#
%C%# Many people will simply use the default sound device.
%C%# Some might want to use an alternative device by choosing it here.
%C%#
%C%#
%C%# Many examples of radio interfaces and PTT options can be found in:
%C%# https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wb2osz/direwolf-doc/main/Radio-Interface-Guide.pdf
%C%#
%C%#
%R% ---------- Windows ----------
%R%
%W%# When the Windows version starts up, it displays something like
%W%# this with the available sound devices and capabilities:
%W%#
%W%# Available audio input devices for receive (*=selected):
%W%# * 0: Microphone (C-Media USB Headpho (channel 2)
%W%# 1: Microphone (Bluetooth SCO Audio
%W%# 2: Microphone (Bluetooth AV Audio)
%W%# * 3: Microphone (Realtek High Defini (channels 0 & 1)
%W%# Available audio output devices for transmit (*=selected):
%W%# * 0: Speakers (C-Media USB Headphone (channel 2)
%W%# 1: Speakers (Bluetooth SCO Audio)
%W%# 2: Realtek Digital Output(Optical)
%W%# 3: Speakers (Bluetooth AV Audio)
%W%# * 4: Speakers (Realtek High Definiti (channels 0 & 1)
%W%# 5: Realtek Digital Output (Realtek
%W%#
%W%# It is recommended that you use a unique substring of the device description.
%W%# For example, use "High" or "Realtek High Def" for the built in sound system.
%W%# Use "USB", or a longer string to distinguish amount multiple devices for a USB audio.
%W%# You can also use numbers but you are asking for trouble. Device numbers can change.
%W%
%W%#ADEVICE USB
%W%
%W%
%W%# Example: To use the USB Audio, use a command like this with
%W%# the input and output device numbers. (Remove the # comment character.)
%W%#ADEVICE USB
%W%
%W%# You can also use "-" or "stdin" to pipe stdout from
%W%# some other application such as a software defined radio.
%W%# "stdin" is not an audio device. Don't use this unless you
%W%# understand what this means. Read the User Guide.
%W%# You can also specify "UDP:" and an optional port for input.
%W%# Something different must be specified for output.
%W%
%W%# ADEVICE stdin 0
%W%# ADEVICE UDP:7355 0
%W%
%W%# The position in the list can change when devices (e.g. USB) are added and removed.
%W%# You can also specify devices by using part of the name.
%W%# Here is an example of specifying the USB Audio device.
%W%# This is case-sensitive. Upper and lower case are not treated the same.
%W%
%W%#ADEVICE USB
%W%
%W%
%R% ---------- Linux ----------
%R%
%L%# Linux ALSA is complicated. See User Guide for discussion.
%L%# To use something other than the default, generally use plughw
%L%# and a card number reported by "arecord -l" command. Example:
%L%
%L%# ADEVICE plughw:1,0
%L%
%R% ---------- Mac ----------
%R%
%M%# Macintosh Operating System uses portaudio driver for audio
%M%# input/output. Default device selection not available. User/OP
%M%# must configure the sound input/output option. Note that
%M%# the device names can contain spaces. In this case, the names
%M%# must be enclosed by quotes.
%M%#
%M%# Examples:
%M%#
%M%ADEVICE "Built-in Input" "Built-in Output"
%M%
%M%# ADEVICE "USB Audio Codec:6" "USB Audio Codec:5"
%M%#
%M%
%C%# Many more details and examples can be found in:
%C%# https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wb2osz/direwolf-doc/main/Radio-Interface-Guide.pdf
%C%
%C%#############################################################
%C%# #
%C%# CHANNEL 0 PROPERTIES #
%C%# #
%C%#############################################################
%C%
%C%CHANNEL 0
%C%
%C%#
%C%# Station identifier for this channel.
%C%# Multiple channels can have the same or different names.
%C%#
%C%# It can be up to 6 letters and digits with an optional ssid in range of 1 to 15.
%C%# The APRS specification requires that it be upper case.
%C%#
%C%# Example (don't use this unless you are me): MYCALL WB2OSZ-5
%C%#
%C%
%C%MYCALL N0CALL
%C%
%C%#
%C%# Pick a suitable modem speed based on your situation.
%C%# 1200 Most common for VHF/UHF. This is the default if not specified.
%C%# 2400 QPSK compatible with MFJ-2400, and probably PK232-2400 & KPC-2400.
%C%# 300 Low speed for HF SSB. Default tones 1600 & 1800.
%C%# EAS Emergency Alert System (EAS) Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME).
%C%# 9600 G3RUH style - Can't use Microphone and Speaker connections.
%C%# AIS International system for tracking ships on VHF.
%C%# Also uses 9600 bps so Speaker connection won't work.
%C%#
%C%# In most cases you can just specify the speed. Examples:
%C%#
%C%
%C%#MODEM 300
%C%#MODEM 9600
%C%
%C%#
%C%# Many options are available for great flexibility.
%C%# See User Guide for details.
%C%#
%C%
%C%# Push to Talk (PTT) can be confusing because there are so many different cases.
%C%# https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wb2osz/direwolf-doc/main/Radio-Interface-Guide.pdf
%C%# goes into detail about the various options.
%C%
%C%# If using a C-Media CM108/CM119 or similar USB Audio Adapter,
%C%# you can use a GPIO pin for PTT control. This is very convenient
%C%# because a single USB connection is used for both audio and PTT.
%C%# Example:
%C%
%C%#PTT CM108
%C%
%C%
%C%# There are other possibilities such as serial port RTS, Raspberry Pi GPIO pins,
%C%# and hamlib for CAT control. For more details see:
%C%# https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wb2osz/direwolf-doc/main/Radio-Interface-Guide.pdf
%C%
%C%
%C%#############################################################
%C%# #
%C%# VIRTUAL TNC SERVER PROPERTIES #
%C%# #
%C%#############################################################
%C%
%C%#
%C%# Dire Wolf acts as a virtual TNC and can communicate with
%C%# client applications by different protocols:
%C%#
%C%# - the "AGW TCPIP Socket Interface" - default port 8000
%C%# - KISS protocol over TCP socket - default port 8001
%W%# - KISS TNC via serial port
%L%# - KISS TNC via pseudo terminal (-p command line option)
%C%#
%C%#
%C%#############################################################
%C%# #
%C%# FIXED POSIION BEACONING PROPERTIES #
%C%# #
%C%#############################################################
%C%
%C%
%C%#
%C%# Beaconing is configured with these two commands:
%C%#
%C%# PBEACON - for a position report (usually yourself)
%C%# OBEACON - for an object report (usually some other entity)
%C%#
%C%# Each has a series of keywords and values for options.
%C%# See User Guide for details.
%C%#
%C%# Example: Change the latitude and longitude or your location
%C%# will show you about to go over Niagara Falls.
%C%
%C%#PBEACON lat=43.077104 long=-79.075674 symbol="canoe" comment="Niagara Falls"
%C%
%C%# Run "direwolf -S" (upper case S) to get a list of symbols that can
%C%# be used rather than "canoe." Specify a unique substring of description.
%C%#
%C%# Did you know that APRS comments and messages can contain UTF-8 characters, not only plain ASCII?
%C%#
%C%#PBEACON delay=1 every=30 overlay=S symbol="digi" lat=43.077104 long=-79.075674 comment=" Did you know that APRS comments and messages can contain UTF-8 characters? \xe0\xb8\xa7\xe0\xb8\xb4\xe0\xb8\x97\xe0\xb8\xa2\xe0\xb8\xb8\xe0\xb8\xaa\xe0\xb8\xa1\xe0\xb8\xb1\xe0\xb8\x84\xe0\xb8\xa3\xe0\xb9\x80\xe0\xb8\xa5\xe0\xb9\x88\xe0\xb8\x99"
%C%#PBEACON delay=11 every=30 overlay=S symbol="digi" lat=43.077104 long=-79.075674 comment=" Did you know that APRS comments and messages can contain UTF-8 characters? \xce\xa1\xce\xb1\xce\xb4\xce\xb9\xce\xbf\xce\xb5\xcf\x81\xce\xb1\xcf\x83\xce\xb9\xcf\x84\xce\xb5\xcf\x87\xce\xbd\xce\xb9\xcf\x83\xce\xbc\xcf\x8c\xcf\x82"
%C%#PBEACON delay=21 every=30 overlay=S symbol="digi" lat=43.077104 long=-79.075674 comment=" Did you know that APRS comments and messages can contain UTF-8 characters? \xe3\x82\xa2\xe3\x83\x9e\xe3\x83\x81\xe3\x83\xa5\xe3\x82\xa2\xe7\x84\xa1\xe7\xb7\x9a"
%C%#
%C%
%C%#############################################################
%C%# #
%C%# APRS DIGIPEATER PROPERTIES #
%C%# #
%C%#############################################################
%C%
%C%#
%C%# Remove the "#" from the beginning of the first digipeat below for short range fill-in digi
%C%# or remove the "#" from the beginning of the second digipeat below for wide area digi.
%C%
%C%#DIGIPEAT 0 0 ^TEST$ ^WIDE1-1$
%C%#DIGIPEAT 0 0 ^WIDE[3-7]-[1-7]$|^TEST$ ^WIDE[12]-[12]$
%C%
%C%# See https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wb2osz/direwolf-doc/main/APRS-Digipeaters.pdf
%C%# and User Guide for more explanation of what this means and
%C%# how it can be customized for your particular needs.
%C%
%C%
%C%# Traditional connected mode packet radio uses a different
%C%# type of digipeating. See User Guide for details.
%C%
%C%#############################################################
%C%# #
%C%# INTERNET GATEWAY #
%C%# #
%C%#############################################################
%C%
%C%# First you need to specify the name of a Tier 2 server.
%C%# The current preferred way is to use one of these regional rotate addresses:
%C%
%C%# noam.aprs2.net - for North America
%C%# soam.aprs2.net - for South America
%C%# euro.aprs2.net - for Europe and Africa
%C%# asia.aprs2.net - for Asia
%C%# aunz.aprs2.net - for Oceania
%C%
%C%#IGSERVER noam.aprs2.net
%C%
%C%# You also need to specify your login name and passcode.
%C%# Contact the author if you can't figure out how to generate the passcode.
%C%
%C%#IGLOGIN N0CALL-10 123456
%C%
%C%# That's all you need for a receive only IGate which relays
%C%# messages from the local radio channel to the global servers.
%C%
%C%# To relay APRS "messages" from the Internet to radio, you need to add
%C%# one more option with the transmit channel number and a VIA path.
%C%
%C%#IGTXVIA 0 WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1
%C%
%C%# For more information see
%C%# https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wb2osz/direwolf-doc/main/Successful-APRS-IGate-Operation.pdf
%C%
%C%
%C%#############################################################
%C%# #
%C%# APRStt GATEWAY #
%C%# #
%C%#############################################################
%C%
%C%#
%C%# Dire Wolf can receive DTMF (commonly known as Touch Tone)
%C%# messages and convert them to packet objects. Details in:
%C%#
%C%# https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wb2osz/direwolf/master/doc/APRStt-Implementation-Notes.pdf
%C%#
%C%
%C%#############################################################
%C%# #
%C%# TIME STAMPS #
%C%# #
%C%#############################################################
%C%
%C%# Precede received & transmitted frames with a time stamp, using
%C%# a "strftime" format string. Same effect as the -T command line
%C%# option, which takes precedence over this if both are used.
%C%#
%C%#TIMESTAMP %H:%M:%S