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docs/man/clone.txt: revise vs. clone-outlet page
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Signed-off-by: Jim Klimov <[email protected]>
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This driver, which sits on top of another driver socket, allows users to group
clients to a particular outlet of a device and deal with this output as if it
was a normal UPS.
were a normal UPS. Unlike the linkman:clone-outlet[8] driver, this driver
represents a manageable device for that can be used for monitoring and client
and outlet shutdowns (it supports sending instant commands during run time).

Unlike linkman:dummy-ups[8], this driver does not require a running `upsd`
data server nor use the networked NUT protocol to talk to the "real" driver
(which may be remote in case of `dummy-ups` repeater mode).

Remote clients like `upsmon` can `MONITOR` the device entry presented by the
data server with this driver.

EXTRA ARGUMENTS
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IMPLEMENTATION
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The port specification in the linkman:ups.conf[5] reference the driver
socket that the "real" UPS driver is using. For example:
The port specification in the linkman:ups.conf[5] should reference the
local driver socket (or Windows named pipe) that the "real" UPS driver
is using. For example:

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[realups]
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linkman:upscmd[1],
linkman:upsrw[1],
linkman:ups.conf[5],
linkman:clone-outlet[8],
linkman:nutupsdrv[8]

Dummy driver:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The "repeater" mode of 'dummy-ups' driver is in some ways similar to the
'clone' driver, by relaying information from a locally or remotely running
"real" device driver (and NUT data server).
'clone' and 'clone-outlet' drivers, by relaying information from a locally
or remotely running "real" device driver (and NUT data server).

linkman:dummy-ups[8]

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