hitch17/roku

A command line remote for a Roku media box.

This is a fork of https://github.com/matthewdowney/roku and includes a patch from https://github.com/giflw/roku.

All I've done is some code reorganization and formatting, then add power and volume controls for my Roku TV.

This roku tool was written to allow access to a Roku box from the command line. It also includes a simple GUI. Installation

#Linux To install, simply run $ sudo ./install inside of the install directory. To uninstall you may navigate to the directory it installs to (/etc/roku) and run $ sudo ./uninstall.

#Other OS This was written with *nix users in mind, but it can be used on other systems. The components are written in Java, so any computer that has the JRE installed can run this by saving Roku.jar somewhere and accessing it with java -jar Roku.jar.

Use

Once installed, simply run $ roku find to scan your lan and connect to the first roku found.

You can also run $ roku <ip address> to connect to a specific ip address manually, or just $ roku to drop into the roku shell.

If you have multiple roku devices, run the command $ roku to drop into the shell and then use $ find all to scan your network for multiple devices. If the scan misses one of the devices you're looking for, try running it again, the protocol Roku uses to identify itself (SSDP) can be inconsistent.

Now that you're in the shell (connected or otherwise), run $ help for an overview of the commands available.

Simply run the command "x" to control the currently conntected roku with the arrow keys and enter.

Feel free to contact me with any questions, bugs, or suggestions.