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--- howto:change_variables_from_a_terminal_session [2012/04/17 17:08] – created jtello
+++ howto:change_variables_from_a_terminal_session [Unknown date] (current) – external edit (Unknown date) 127.0.0.1
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 Then you must simply run "rts2-xmlrpcclient -s" and the variable and the value to be set.
-For example to run a specific target:
+For example to set a specific target to be observed next:
   rts2-xmlrpcclient -s EXEC.next 3
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 For running a command only once at a certain time, the "at" command is useful:
   echo "rts2-xmlrpcclient -s SEL.selector_enabled false" | at 2359
-See the man page of at for other ways to specify time.
+See the man page of at for other ways to specify time. Remember this is by default in local telescope time.
+Another important feature is to send commands, which is not the same as setting variables. For example if you want the executor to stop the current observation and observe a specific target immediately:
+  rts2-xmlrpcclient -c EXEC.now 3
+This is also good for parking or moving the telescope or asking the dome to "reset_next".