{"id":11742,"date":"2026-10-07T17:55:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T15:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/?p=11742"},"modified":"2026-10-07T17:55:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T15:55:25","slug":"october-7-2026-using-cli-with-abracadabra-4-3-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/october-7-2026-using-cli-with-abracadabra-4-3-0\/","title":{"rendered":"October 7 2026 – using CLI with AbracaDABra 4.3.0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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With AbracaDABra 4.3.0<\/a> Petr Kopeck\u00fd added Command Line Interface<\/a> (CLI) support.
The CLI is incompatible with older versions.
I tested this on my Windows 11 computer, and despite a few misunderstandings, it worked quite well.
Verify that AbracaDABra isn’t running and that you’re using an RTL-SDR device.
To use the CLI, open the command line by pressing the Windows key and typing ‘cmd’ (n ‘ ‘).
You don’t have to run it with admin rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First navigate to the AbracaDABbra install folder\/directory using cd\\ commands<\/a>.
On my<\/span><\/strong> computer AbracaDABra 4.3.0 is installed in this folder:
C:\\Radio\\AbracaDABra4. Make sure you use your correct AbracaDABra path!
So a ‘cd C:\\Radio\\AbracaDABra4’ command (no ‘ ‘) will quickly navigate to the correct folder in the CLI.
Beware of typos in your command!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Navigate to the AbracaDABra directory<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Now entering the ‘AbracaDABra –cli’ command will open up a CLI user interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Open<\/a>
Open a CLI UI<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"CLI
CLI UI<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You can also run this in a browser on any machine, including Android smartphones, in your network.
Command on my<\/strong> machine:
‘C:\\Radio\\AbracaDABra4>AbracaDABra –cli -p 9091 –bind 10.0.0.10’ (no ‘ ‘).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Command line to open a browser Web UI<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The ‘-p 9091’ refers to the port you want to use. Make sure to choose an unused port.
How to check which ports are in use on your computer? Open a command prompt as administrator and use this command:
‘netstat -ab’ (no ‘ ‘).
What’s ‘–bind 10.0.0.10’? That’s the IP address of your network.
In this case the address of my<\/strong> local network mesh satellite.
How to find your IP?
Again open an command prompt and use this command: ‘ipconfig’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"IP<\/a>
IP Config<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Open on browser on any machine in your network and use the address found with the ipconfig command.
So the URL in my<\/strong> browser will be 10.0.0.10:9091 .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Web<\/a>
Web UI<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 Can you use your regular AbracaDABra GUI with a command?
Yes, you can. Use this command: ‘C:\\Radio\\AbracaDABra4>AbracaDABra’ (no ‘ ‘).
\u00b0 Should the same port always be used? Not all. Some ports seem to be to improve the SNR in the CLI and Web UI a bit.
\u00b0 What if this CLI stopped working after e.g. having it running in a .bat file?
Just turn the AbracaDABra folder back to yesterday (Settings – previous version).
AbracaDABra settings will be gone, so make sure you have a back-up of the AbracaDABra settings.
\u00b0 What’s the use of this CLI feature?
AbracaDABra users with a more technical background may find this an attractive option.
Moreover it’s a bit of fun having AbracaDABra in the shack activated by a command line and then checking in another room or the garden if it’s still working well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With AbracaDABra 4.3.0 Petr Kopeck\u00fd added Command Line Interface (CLI) support. The CLI is incompatible with older versions.I tested this on my Windows 11 computer, and despite a few misunderstandings, it worked quite well.Verify that AbracaDABra isn’t running and that you’re using an RTL-SDR device.To use the CLI, open the command line by pressing the… <\/p>\n

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